SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A prison parolee and his estranged wife were convicted of charges they used stolen Social Security numbers to obtain fake memberships, allowing them to open checking accounts and obtain thousands of dollars in loans from The Golden 1 CU from 2002 to 2005.
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Ricardo Sainz, 44, who was a fugitive until he was arrested on May 16 in San Jose, pleaded guilty to three felony fraud and identity theft crimes.
His estranged wife, Nora Sainz, was convicted last year and sentenced to three years behind bars for the scheme.
Ricardo Sainz is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
