4th person accused of stealing IDs from Surfside victims

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MIAMI (AP) — Authorities accidental a 4th idiosyncratic has been accused of stealing the identities of victims successful the South Florida condominium illness that killed 98 people.

Twenty-year-old Nelson Ronaldo Garcia-Medina was arrested connected Wednesday.

But his sanction was not included erstwhile the Miami-Dade authorities lawyer announced 3 arrests successful the case.

He's accused of utilizing a stolen individuality to bargain a brace of $120 Air Jordan sneakers.

He's the member of 30-year-old Betsy Alejandra Cacho-Medina, who was arrested connected Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.

Also arrested were 34-year-old Kimberly Michelle Johnson and 38-year-old Rodney Choute, 38.

They each look 15 to 30 years successful prison.

Authorities were archetypal notified by a sister of 1 of the deceased victims connected July 9, aft she noticed the passwords of the victim's slope accounts and credits cards had been changed, the AP reported.

According to USA Today, the suspects allegedly attempted to bargain an further $67,000.

Ninty-eight radical died erstwhile a condo successful Surfside, Florida, collapsed connected June 24.

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