Hunter
11/19/24
The former University of Iowa IT systems employee who stole a California man’s identity back in the 80s has had his sentencing reset.
The Gazette reports 58-year-old Matthew Keirans of Hartland, Wisconsin was convicted in April in US District Court of one count of a false statement to a credit union and aggravated identity theft. He faces up to 32 years in prison. The sentencing was previously set for this Friday.
Keirans’ lawyer claimed he needed more time to prepare for sentencing, citing 12 contested sentencing issues, the thousands of pages of discovery and a large body of audio visual evidence.
Keirans stole the identity of William Woods in 1988 when they worked together at a hot dog cart in Albuquerque New Mexico. Woods was a homeless man who ended up being committed to a mental hospital because he repeatedly claimed that his identity had been stolen. Keirans used his identity to acquire loans, credit and jobs. He even had a son under Woods’ name.
U.S. District Chief Judge C.J. Williams granted the continuance but said barring extraordinary circumstances, Keirans would be sentenced on January 31st.