Man is jailed in student loan ID theft scam

A Philadelphia man who used the names and Social Security numbers of a Perkasie woman and Bedminster man to obtain more than $25,000 in student loans was sentenced in Bucks County Court in Doylestown on Friday to four to 23 months in the county prison.

Christopher Hooper, 32, apologized at his sentencing hearing before county judge Kenneth Biehn and vowed to help police catch the other people involved in the identity theft scam.

"I believe I do owe you an explanation," Hooper told the victims. "I did borrow this money in good faith"

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