Crime & Safety
Trenton Man Charged for Allegedly Stealing Grandmother's Identity
The following information was supplied by the Trenton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Trenton man is facing 11 felony charges after he allegedly stole his grandmother's identity.
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Christopher Paul Summers, 31, was arraigned in October before Judge Michael McNally at the 33rd District Court in Woodhaven. His bond was set at ten percent of $150,000.
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Summers is charged with six counts of uttering and publishing, three counts of possession of a financial transaction device, one count of identity theft and one count of obtaining money under false pretenses.
Trenton police said Summers allegedly used his grandmother's identity to acquire about $38,000, from Sept. 2011 through May 2012, through the use of credit cards and checks.
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If convicted on all counts, Summers could spend the rest of his life in prison.
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