ORLANDO, Fla. _ A Lake County woman who federal authorities say stole IDs while working at several Florida medical clinics was sentenced to 48 months in prison, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Stacey Lavette Hendricks, 49, of Leesburg pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud charges on Jan. 30.
Federal prosecutors said Hendricks worked administrative jobs at the clinics to gain access to medical records, patient birthdates and Social Security numbers. They said she then sold the stolen identities for cash or used them for herself to defraud businesses.
Hendricks sold stolen patient IDs to an undercover officer in May 2019, the U.S. attorney's office said, which led to a search of her home and car where authorities found 113 sets of stolen identities.
The case was investigated by United States Secret Service and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William S. Hamilton with the U.S. Attorney's Office Middle District of Florida. Hendricks was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore and will serve her time in a federal prison.
