TUKWILA – A Tukwila hotel clerk admitted in U.S. District Court Tuesday that he used his position to steal the identities of hotel guests.
Stephen Smith, 25, of Tacoma, pleaded guilty to felony counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Between August and November 2007, Smith used the stolen identities to order about $250,000 worth of Rolex watches, sports paraphernalia, Gucci handbags, cell phones, art and auto parts.
Before his arrest by U.S. Secret Service agents, Smith used some of the items and sold, pawned or traded some for drugs, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office.
Smith will be sentenced on May 9 and faces a mandatory minimum sentence of two years on the aggravated ID theft count.
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