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Five years after she allegedly opened 3 credit cards in someone else’s name, Nashua woman arrested for ID fraud

By Dean Shalhoup - Senior Staff Reporter | Apr 14, 2021

Jennifer Nocera, 48, of 31 Pelham St., Nashua

NASHUA – After apparently spending more than a year trying to resolve the matter without police involvement, an unidentified man eventually decided to file a police report regarding the three credit cards that had been fraudulently opened in his name back in 2016.

The subsequent investigation police launched in November 2019 culminated Tuesday in the arrest of Nashua resident Jennifer Nocera, 48, who stands accused of opening the cards and “using them for her own benefit,” police said.

She allegedly used the cards between March and June 2016, thereby “incurring debt under the victim’s name” during that period, police said.

Police said patrol officers arrested Nocera, of 31 Pelham St., around 10 a.m. Tuesday and charged her with three counts of identity fraud, which are Class A felonies.

She was booked on charges then later released on $500 bail pending arraignment, which is scheduled for May 27 in Hillsborough County Superior Court South.

Police referred to the alleged victim only as a “local man” who is known to Nocera. They said he didn’t become aware of the allegedly fraudulent accounts until 2018.

When he went to police in November 2019, he told them that “numerous credit card accounts had been opened in his name by someone without his permission,” police said.

Detectives eventually collected enough evidence to issue an arrest warrant for Nocera, which they served Tuesday.

Dean Shalhoup may be reached at 594-1256 or dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com.

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