Who:

Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

Investigative Operations Bureau

-Economic Crimes Unit                     

Robert Bryan Kinzinger (Arrested)

DOB: 01/17/1969

Address: Transient

Charge: One Count of Principal in the First Degree- Criminal Use of Personal Identification

Theresa Farr (Arrested)

DOB: 10/29/1960

Address: 1219 Rosewood Street, Largo

Charge: One Count of Fraudulent Use of Personal Identification Information

The victim is a 75-year-old male.

What:

Detectives arrest inmate, for arranging fraudulent credit card transactions, while incarcerated at Pinellas County Jail. 

When:

The investigation began on March 19, 2017.

Both suspects were arrested on March 28, 2017, at approximately 3:36 p.m.

Where:

The crime occurred at 1219 Rosewood Street, Largo.

Why/How:

Detectives arrest inmate for Principal in the First Degree- Criminal Use of Personal Identification. This incident occurred while the inmate was incarcerated at Pinellas County Jail. 

Detectives began their investigation on March 19, 2017, when inmate, 47-year old Robert Kinzinger, conspired with his girlfriend, 56-year-old Theresa Farr, to commit fraud.  This occurred when using the phone from the Pinellas County Jail.

Kinzinger instructed Farr to retrieve a credit card number he had stored on his laptop computer. The credit card belonged to a 75-year-old man and former neighbor of Kinzinger.  Furthermore, Kinzinger instructed Farr to use the credit card number to purchase food and hygiene products for other inmates. 

Farr then set up an online account with MyCarePack.com.  The account was established using the victim's personal information and credit card number.  Farr then used the account to place four online orders totaling $365.47. 

Detectives interviewed the 75-year-old male victim, who confirmed the activity was fraudulent.  The care packages, scheduled to be delivered to the inmates, was subsequently canceled. 

On March 28, 2017, Detectives interviewed Farr who admitted to the allegations. Farr was charged with one count of Fraudulent Use of Personal Identification Information.  In addition, Kinzinger was charged with Principal in the First Degree- Criminal Use of Personal Identification.

Kinzinger is also awaiting trial for unrelated charges that include Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card, Fraudulent use of Personal Identification Information, and Violation of Probation.

In addition, Kinzinger was charged with Principal in the First Degree- Criminal Use of Personal Identification.

The investigation continues.

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