Renton women use stolen IDs for more than $2 million in student loans

Three members of a Renton were sentenced this morning in U. S. District Court in Seattle in connection with a bank fraud scheme that abused student loan programs. The leader of the scheme, Leslie Y. Gordon, 36, of Renton, was sentenced to five years in prison, five years of supervised release and more than $580,000 in restitution. Gordon's sister, Theresa R. Hardy, 21, was sentenced to 21 months in prison and five years of supervised release. The women's mother, Kathy L. Hardy, 60, was sentenced to a year of home detention and five years of supervised release. At sentencing U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour said, "these were student loan funds for a very precious, almost sacred purpose.” Posted in: Account Takeover Identity Theft