Identity Thief Sentenced for Fraud

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Identity thief

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Identity thief whose deception led to his victim’s incarceration gets a 12-year prison term

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Matthew David Keirans , 59 , of Hartland , Wisconsin , pleaded guilty last April to federal charges of aggravated identify theft and making false statements to a National Credit Union Administration insured institution.

His victim, William Woods , said he was forced to be forcibly medicated and jailed for identity theft himself.

Woods: "He deserved to get every bit of what he got from the judge".

But a detective tracked down the biological father listed on Woods ’ birth certificate and tested his DNA to confirm that Woods was his son. “My life is over," Keirans said, when confronted with the results. Woods is now back living in Albuquerque where he works as a landscaper. He said he plans to seek compensation for his wrongful incarceration. “My main goal," he said, “is to rebuild my life.” ___ Associated Press researcher Jennifer Farrar in New York contributed to this report..

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