Rolling Meadows men accused of identity theft

Two Rolling Meadows roommates were accused Monday of using a Carpentersville man's personal information to get jobs, credit and loans.

Emilio Velazquez-Villa, 30 and Gabriel Fuentes-Garcia, 26, both of 4964 Algonquin Parkway #A, were charged with identity theft, according to court records.

Velazquez-Villa also was charged with two counts of possession of fraudulent identification cards and was wanted on warrants from DuPage and Cook counties, police said.

The victim told police that when he attempted to obtain employment benefits earlier this year, Social Security informed him he was employed at a Woodfield mall restaurant.

When he tried to get a credit card, he was informed he had multiple delinquent accounts totaling more than $17,600, police said.

Velazquez-Villa bought the fraudulent Social Security and resident alien card for $70 eight years ago in Georgia, police said.

Velazquez-Villa used the two cards to get jobs at five different businesses in Schaumburg, police said.

Fuentes-Garcia used the two cards to get a job at a Woodfield mall restaurant because he did not have papers to legally work in this country, police said.

Fuentes-Garcia posted $2,000 bond but was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Tuesday.

Velazquez-Villa was taken to the Kane County jail with a $10,000 bond, but ICE also placed a hold on him.

The two men have scheduled court dates on Dec. 19 at the Kane County Judicial Center.