More ID Theft Cases Tied To Beauty Queen
Shaw Accused Of Scamming People Out Of Thousands Of Dollars
POSTED: 5:03 pm HST February 16, 2010
UPDATED: 5:17 pm HST February 16, 2010
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HONOLULU -- A former beauty queen, who prosecutors said led a double life through identity theft, Tuesday was indicted on more charges of ID theft.Susan Shaw is accused of a dozen new counts of theft on top of 122 counts of identity theft, forgery and money laundering she was arrested and charged with in May."In general, the police found that the defendant had the credit reports of all of these individuals and at least for some of them had already ordered credit cards received credit cards used credit cards to obtain merchandise," Deputy Prosecutor Chris Van Marter said.The Kailua woman is accused of scamming about $160,000 from at least 11 people in an identity theft scheme that lasted 16 months.During that time, she fooled friends and loved ones by living two lives with boyfriends in Los Angeles and a husband and two children in Honolulu, prosecutors said.Shaw claimed she was an entertainment attorney who worked with Oprah and other Hollywood celebrities, officials said.She is currently in jail awaiting trial.Shaw was Miss Hawaii International in 1992.
Previous Stories:
- June 17, 2009: Former Beauty Queen Held Without Bail
- May 12, 2009: Prosecutors Seek Prison For Woman In ID Theft Case
- May 11, 2009: Woman Held on $1M Bail In ID Theft Case
- May 8, 2009: Police: Woman Stole $100,000 From Credit Cards
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