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• A Livingston County woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to identity theft in connection with the scamming of an 86-year-old woman.
• Lisa Myric Lucas, 31, of Caledonia also pleaded guilty to mail fraud.
• She is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 7.
• Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathleen Mehltretter announced the plea on Monday.
• The case was heard before U.S. District Judge Michael Telesca.
• The mail fraud charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine; the identity theft charge has a maximum penalty of two years in prison.
• Federal prosecutors said Lucas' scam occurred from August to December last year while she was working at K&H Precision in Honeoye Falls.
• Lucas fraudulently ordered a company credit card for an 86-year-old woman who didn't work for K&H Precision.
• Lucas then had the woman use the credit card to withdraw large amounts of money.
• In a related scheme, Lucas ordered credit cards using her supervisor's name and Social Security number while the supervisor was on vacation.
• The credit cards were sent by mail to K&H Precision.
• Lucas then took the credit cards, set up an Internet account using the 86-year-old woman's name, and used the fraudulently obtained cards to make Internet purchases.
• The U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated the case.

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