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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Cupcake bakery owner charged with stealing identity of dead baby nearly two decades ago

Department of Justice

An Ohio cupcake bakery owner has been charged with stealing the identity of a dead infant to obtain a pilot’s license and $1.5m in pandemic relief loans.

Ava Virginia Misseldine, 49, used a fake identity in the name of Brie Bourgeois for nearly two decades and obtained a Social Security number, passport, secured jobs and admission to Ohio State University, according to the US Attorney’s Office.

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