ROUND LAKE-- Marcello J. Procena is in jail, arrested this week after police say he used a western Illinois woman's Social Security card to rack up nearly $300,000 in credit card debt.
Procena, 40, of 2199 Red Oak Drive, is charged with identity theft. Police say he used the Social Security number of a woman from Colona, Ill., to open credit cards. He then used the cards to purchase various items, including a Range Rover and his Red Oak Drive home.
The thefts, which totaled $295,000, began in June 2005, said Round Lake Police Chief Cliff Metaxa.
Procena is in the Lake County Jail on $500,000 bail. Identity theft is a Class X felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
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