Homeless Man Wrongfully Accused of Identity Theft

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A homeless man in Los Angeles spent nearly two years locked up after reporting identity theft, only to discover that a former IT worker had assumed his identity for decades.

Stacks of U.S. passport books are seen at the New Orleans Passport Agency in New Orleans in this July 17, 2007 file photo. William Woods was homeless and living in Los Angeles when he learned that someone was wracking up debt using his name.

Meanwhile, a hearing is set for next week in California to vacate Woods' conviction, said Venusse Dunn, a spokesperson in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Over the years, he married and had a child, all as Woods. He used a genealogy website to research Woods’ family history and used that information to fraudulently obtained a copy of Woods' Kentucky birth certificate, federal prosecutors said.

Keirans, who was listed as Woods on the account, told police he didn't give anyone in California permission to access his bank accounts. He then faxed police a series of fraudulently acquired identification documents, court records show. The real Keirans called police and prosecutors periodically as the case progressed. Told at one point that the case was on hold until Woods regained mental competence, court records show that Keirans responded: “This is assuming he does.”

Undeterred, Woods reached out to the University of Iowa Hospital, where Keirans was earning more than US$100,000 a year. Security there referred Woods complaint to University of Iowa Police. The news stunned Keirans' family and friends. Letters written to the court on his behalf described him as a good father, kind and trustworthy.

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