'Bonnie' Joins 'Clyde' in ID Theft Guilty Plea

High-profile Philly swindler admits to her part of scheme
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 14, 2008 2:28 PM CDT
'Bonnie' Joins 'Clyde' in ID Theft Guilty Plea
Jocelyn Kirsch, and Edward Anderton soak in the sun in this undated photo.   (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department, HO, File)

Jocelyn Kirsch, half of the Philadelphia couple once dubbed the “Bonnie and Clyde of Identity Theft,” followed her ex-boyfriend’s lead and pleaded guilty today, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The 22-year-old ex-Drexel student faces a mandatory minimum of 2 years in federal prison for her part in the plot. She and Edward Anderton swiped over $116,000 from friends and relatives. (More identity theft stories.)

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