Ricardo Dutrieculle
Melissa HicksA Pennsylvania couple faces charges of 60 counts of identity theft after authorities said they found dozens of stolen driver’s licenses, Social Security cards and W-2 forms in their car.
But the investigation into the couple, 54-year-old Ricardo Dutrieculle and 44-year-old Melissa Hicks, has been turned over to the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Secret Service, Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Jon Collins said.
The couple were pulled over Friday for speeding on Interstate 75 in Bradley County.
The IRS Nashville office wouldn’t confirm whether an investigation is under way in the Tennessee case, but officials said any case that involves tax fraud potentially could be investigated and federally prosecuted.
The IRS recently launched a national effort to combat identity theft, said Daniel Boone, a spokesman for the Nashville office.