Quick Answer: Julianne Johnson was arrested for using stolen credit card information and identities to fund over $8,600 in cosmetic surgery and luxury expenses, including breast implants at Florida Coastal Plastic Surgery. She faces theft and fraud charges with bond set at $105,000, demonstrating how identity theft increasingly targets medical procedures.
A 44-year-old woman, Julianne Johnson, was arrested on theft and fraud charges after authorities say she stole credit card information to get breast implants and a hotel room for Valentine’s Day.
Authorities say Johnson also used the identity of a man to open new credit cards and spent more than $3,000 on the accounts.
She is also accused of charging more than $5,600 on another man’s credit card at Florida Coastal Plastic Surgery, the Manatee Surgical Center and the PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens.
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Johnson is being held in Manatee County Jail in Florida on $105,000 bond. But she looks good.
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