JACKSON Miss. (WJTV) – A Louisiana man pled guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to use the stolen identity of others to purchase expensive vehicles in the Jackson, Mississippi, area.

According to court documents, Paul Anthony Robinson, 33, of New Orleans, and his co-conspirators obtained the identity information of credit-worthy individuals, created false identity documents in the names of those individuals, then posed as those individuals at automotive dealerships in order to apply for vehicle financing.

Robinson and his coconspirators filled out credit applications and purchased or attempted to purchase expensive vehicles from dealerships in the Jackson metro area. The conspirators fraudulently purchased two vehicles worth a total of more than $127,000, and had plans to fraudulently obtain more vehicles before law enforcement intervened.

According to prosecutors, the crimes were committed between May 2023 and June 13, 2023.

Robinson is scheduled to be sentenced on February 19, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

Prosecutors said Robinson’s co-conspirators, Sarah Elizabeth Calderon, Joshanique Elouise Bailey, David L. Jones, Jr., and  Anna Waldei, are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Their cases are still pending trial. If convicted, they face a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison and a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.