Former apartment manager arrested after ‘identity theft’ bust in Santa Clara County

A major “identity theft” bust in the South Bay led to the arrest of a former apartment manager, officials said Sunday.

The sheriff’s office said the woman is accused of using her job to steal and sell the identities of her tenants.

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies searched her home and collected evidence, including methamphetamine, ledgers with victims’ personal information and signs of drug-dealing, officials reported.

Sheriff officials said the woman admitted to using people’s personal data, email addresses and phone numbers to create fake IDs and open credit cards in their names.

She’s now facing identity theft and drug charges, according to authorities.