Esther Reed

On August 19, 2008 Esther Reed plead guilty to I.D. theft and could face 47 years in prison. Sentencing is in approximately two months.Greenvilleonline.com: Reed admits to I.D. theft, faces 47 years

On Febuary 4, 2008, Esther Reed was arrested for stealing the identity of Brook Henson, a resident of South Carolina who has been missing for eight years.ABCNews: Feds Nab Suspected Ivy Leage ID Fraudster

Esther Reed is wanted by federal authorities because she fraudulently received more than $100,000 in student loans, ran up credit-card bills and got a a passport in someone else's name. She is thought to have used at least three identities to gain entrance to some of the nation's most prestigious colleges.

• GreenvilleOnline.com: Reed admits to I.D. theft, faces 47 years (August 20, 2008)
• ABC News: Feds Nab Suspected Thief Who Went to Ivies (February 4, 2008)
• Video: Fugitive Esther Elizabeth Reed (Time: 4:38)
• Topix.net: Esther Reed News
• Google News: Esther Reed
• Official 'Missing' Site: Esther Reed
• New York Daily News: "Columbia Con Artist Nabbed in Chicago" (February 4, 2008)
  • "Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley said Reed would be held on a warrant for fraud and identity theft until she appears before a federal magistrate as early as Sunday."
• CNN.com: Police: Identity thief who conned way into Ivy League arrested - CNN.com (February 3, 2008)
  • "A fugitive for more than a year, Esther Reed was arrested Saturday by U.S. Marshals in suburban Chicago, said Clark Brazier, a spokesman for the police department in Traveler's Rest, South Carolina."
• CBS News: Capture The Queen, She's Young, She's A Con... (December 1, 2007)
• New York Post: "How did she do it?" (December 1, 2007)
• Seattle Times: "Feds searching for local woman in ID theft cases" (November 1, 2007)
• New York Post: "100G CON RAP HITS U. PHONY" (November 1, 2007)
• America's Most Wanted: Esther Reed - Fugitive and Esther Reed Profile