Ivy League Graduate Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Elaborate ID Theft Scheme
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An Ivy League graduate has been ordered by a federal judge in Philadelphia to serve four years in prison in a $100,000 identity-theft scheme.
Edward Anderton's sentence is one year less than the one for his glamorous ex-girlfriend, Jocelyn Kirsch.
The sentence for Kirsch, a former Drexel University student, is more severe because she continued to commit crimes after their arrests.
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Before his sentencing Friday, Anderton told the judge he was a large part of Kirsch's downfall.
The jet-setting pair admit they stole the identities of friends and neighbors to obtain luxury goods and take lavish trips.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Travel photos of the stylish, young couple were released by police and have been widely circulated online.
Together, they gleaned more than $116,000 in goods and services. They used the money for expensive salon visits, fancy dinners and lavish trips to places such as Paris and Hawaii.
A U.S. attorney has called them "poster children" for identity fraud.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The 25-year-old Anderton, of Everett, Wash., is a University of Pennsylvania graduate.
Kirsch was sentenced in October to five years in prison and ordered to pay full restitution to the 50 victims.