A Spring woman was arrested after investigators say she stole the identity of billionaire Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta.
Stephanie Renee Hunter, 28, is accused of stealing Fertitta’s social security number, his name and date of birth around Sept. 2, 2019.
According to court documents, Fertitta alerted police after credit monitoring company LifeLock contacted him saying that someone used his information to open an account at Capitol One.
Officials contacted Capitol One and learned a credit card with a $15,000 limit was opened. No charges were on the card.
Precinct 1 reviewed documents from Capitol One and saw Fertitta’s information was used on the application but the email, physical address and phone number were not his.
A Spring address was listed, and when officials arrived, they discovered Hunter lived at the home.
On Oct. 8, 2019, Precinct 1 went to the house to investigate and arrested Hunter on a warrant from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office for marijuana possession.
Hunter was interviewed at the sheriff’s office, where officials say she admitted to creating a fake Fertitta email address and using the dark web to buy his personal information, including a social security number.
