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65 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, September 16, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend August 25, 2004 Inmate faces two new charges of identity theft By SARAH LEMON Mail Tribune An inmate accused of operating an identity theft scheme from prison faces a local trial on new charges. Prosecutors have filed two counts of identity theft against 31-year-old Eric One Ziegler, convicted in April of stealing dozens of Rogue Valley residents’ identities after breaking into their cars. Ziegler recently used information from police reports obtained in those previous cases to set up fraudulent telephone services while incarcerated, investigators said. At least six victims of Ziegler’s January crime spree have suffered new instances of identity theft because Ziegler had access to their personal profiles, such as birth dates and Social Security numbers, investigators said. Attorneys legally and routinely provide criminal defendants with such information. Two Medford women accused of helping Ziegler were charged with one count each of identity theft, said Matt Chancellor, deputy district attorney for Jackson County. Cara Kay Kelley, 41, of the 500 block of Arbor Street, and Ziegler’s niece, 24-year-old Carrie Ann Foley, of the 800 block of Pine Street, were arrested on Aug. 11 but released from jail before appearing in court. Ziegler set up telephone services at the homes of Kelley and Foley using victims’ personal information, investigators said. Ziegler placed collect calls to the accounts and also gave other prisoners access to the telephone numbers, said Detective Colin Fagan of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Advertisement Investigators with the Oregon Department of Corrections uncovered the scam during a routine audit of prisoner phone calls in June. Twelve inmates in six separate institutions placed 436 calls to the fraudulent accounts over five weeks, resulting in a loss of approximately $8,000, Fagan said. The account holders all had been victims of car break-ins at Ziegler’s hands late last year or early this year, Fagan added. Ziegler will be brought to Jackson County within three months to face trial, Chancellor said. He is serving six years and two months in Pendleton’s Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution for a dozen felony convictions, including burglary, aggravated theft and identity theft. Reach reporter Sarah Lemon at 776-4487, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities