SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) - A 55-year-old western Nebraska man has been sentenced to six months in jail for trying to take out a loan in his brother’s name.
The Scottsbluff Star-Herald reports (https://bit.ly/1WA8qvB ) a judge finalized details of the sentence for Mark Cross last week. Cross will get credit for 64 days of jail time he has already served, and he will be supervised for 18 months after his release.
Prosecutors say Cross went to the Team Chevrolet car dealership in February and tried to get a loan for $70,592 in his brother Joel Cross’ name to buy a 2016 Chevrolet Suburban.
Police became involved after Joel Cross started getting letters from a finance company about someone trying to purchase a vehicle.
Dealership officials told police they became suspicious of Mark Cross after he couldn’t provide an accurate Social Security number.
The dealership told police that Mark Cross signed paperwork in the name of Joel Cross and said that was his legal name but he went by Mark. Then a salesman took Mark Cross to his home to pick up his Social Security card, and it had the name Mark Cross printed on it.
Mark Cross pleaded guilty in March to attempted theft as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
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Information from: Star-Herald, https://www.starherald.com
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