Addison man working in Elgin charged with ID theft

A Mexican-born Addison man used a stolen Social Security number to live his version of the American dream, making more than $80,000 in nearly three years, police said.

Felix Aguilar, 43, of the first block of West Diversey Avenue, was arrested Wednesday and charged with identity theft, a Class 2 felony that carries up to seven years in prison upon conviction, authorities said.

Kane County Judge John Noverini on Thursday morning set Aguilar's bond at 10 percent of $50,000.

According to court documents, Aguilar paid $400 for someone else's Social Security number, which he bought at least four years ago from a man in Elk Grove Village.

In 2005, Aguilar applied for a job at John B. Sanfilippo & Sons nut factory in Elgin, using the Social Security number and provided name as if they were his own, documents said.

Aguilar was hired there as a factory worker in May 2006 and held the job through April 17, 2009, making a total of $80,717, documents said.

The investigation began Feb. 16 in Reno, Nev., where the victim resides, Elgin Deputy Police Chief Cecil Smith said. Elgin assisted with the Illinois portion of the probe, Smith said.

Aguilar was released from the Elgin lockup Thursday after posting bond. He is due back in court May 12 at the Kane County Judicial Center.