A San Antonio man was sentenced to prison this week for stealing identities and depositing money from forged checks, including some from a dead person, according to federal authorities.
A news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office states that Alexander Kolberg, 35, was sentenced to 65 months in prison on Wednesday. He had previously pleaded guilty to one count of financial institution fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of felon of possession of a firearm.The release states that Kolberg and a woman were arguing, and when a good Samaritan tried to intervene, Kolberg pulled out a gun.
He was arrested and officers found he was in possession of a debit card in someone else’s name, blank checks and identifying information for other people, including a notebook of names, social security numbers, bank accounts and email addresses, the release states.Investigators revealed that he created multiple bank accounts with the stolen information and deposited money with forged checks. In one of those instances, he deposited $15,000 from the checks of a deceased person, investigators said.
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