AWOL soldier stole Microsoft co-founder’s identity

AWOL soldier stole Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's identity and used it to steal money from Allen’s Citibank account.

According to court document AWOL soldier, Brandon Price, 30, of Pittsburgh tricked a Citibank employee on the phone and convinced him to send price a debit card in Allen’s name and account number.

AWOL soldier is accused of trying to conduct more than $15,000 using the debit card, he illegally obtained.

Price contacted Citibank’s customer service on January 9 and changed the address on Allen's account from Seattle, Wash. to an address on Station Street, in Pittsburgh. Besides he also added a new number to the same account.

On January 12 called Price Citibank again and represented himself as Allen. Price said to Citibank’s employee that he had misplaced his debit card but he didn’t want to report it as stolen. So Citibank sent him a replacement debit card via UPS to the Pittsburgh address.

Price used the debit card to make a payment of $658.81 against a delinquent loan account at the Armed Forces Bank in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He also tried to make a transaction of $15,000 via phone.

Price was arrested March 2 under accusations of bank fraud and wire fraud. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 30 years in prison.