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    You are at:Home»State News»Woman Pleads Guilty in ‘Total Identity Theft’ Case

    Woman Pleads Guilty in ‘Total Identity Theft’ Case

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    By KMAN Staff on January 7, 2013 State News

    WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An illegal immigrant charged with assuming the persona of a Texas teacher has struck a deal with federal prosecutors in Kansas in a case that put a face on the crime of “total identity theft.”

    Thirty-two-year-old Benita Cardona-Gonzalez, a Mexican national living in Topeka, pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge of possessing fraudulent identification documents.

    Cardona-Gonzalez was accused of completely assuming the persona of Houston elementary school teacher Candida Gutierrez, who first went public in a story by The Associated Press.

    Prosecutors agreed to recommend an 18-month prison term when Cardona-Gonzalez is sentenced in march. Cardona-Gonzalez agreed not to contest deportation after serving her sentence.

    Defense lawyer Matthew Works said after Monday’s hearing Wichita that his client is sorry and didn’t intend to harm Gutierrez.

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