A New Haven man is accused of stealing a 95-year-old North Haven woman’s identity and racking up $20,000 in debt in her name.
Police said the victim found out something was wrong in in 2014 when a collection company contacted her because a credit card account in her name was delinquent.
After investigating, North Haven police identified Thomas Anastasio, of New Haven, as the suspect and said he’d opened nine credit accounts in the victim’s name and charged more than $20,000 on those cards.
Anastasio who was taken into custody on Jan. 31 and charged with first-degree larceny and first-degree identity theft.
He is due in Meriden Superior Court on Feb. 19.
