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Edward Williams
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Serial Check Thief Sentenced For Bank Fraud, Identity Theft Offenses
A serial check thief who has been arrested and convicted of more than six dozen crimes is going to spend time behind bars after admitting to his latest identity theft scheme in Connecticut. Hartford resident Edward Williams, 58, was sentenced on Wednesday to 54 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for fraud and identity theft charges stemming from a mail theft and check cashing scam. Williams - whose criminal history includes 74 arrests and numerous convictions, including some for forgery, larceny and burglary offenses - used various means to alter and fill out c…