Woodlawn couple plead guilty to stealing identities of hundreds

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A Woodlawn man and his girlfriend have pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft charges in a federal case that compromised the personal information of more than 250 people — including doctors who applied for fellowships at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where the girlfriend worked.

Derrick Hill, 52, was the "ringleader" of a group of four people — including his girlfriend, Renee Cabell, 51, and co-defendants John Coffey and Tawney King, who have also pleaded guilty — that stole more than $188,000 in cash, merchandise and services through their scheme between August and October 2009, according to a statement from the Maryland U.S. State's Attorney's Office.

According to prosecutors, King accessed identity and personal finance information through her job at Highlandtown Community Health Center; Cabell accessed information from fellowship applicants at Johns Hopkins, where she processed applications; and Coffey was recruited to help Hill cash checks at banks and retail establishments.

Hill also used the information to create counterfeit checks, as well as real Maryland driver's licenses for him and his co-conspirators that had stolen identity information but their photographs, prosecutors said.

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Stealing financial information from low-income healthcare patients, now that's low. Hope the ba$tards do some serious time.