New Jersey man charged with identity theft
A New Jersey man faces a charge of identity theft after he allegedly carried out a series of fraudulent activities under the guise of a female acquaintance, state police said in an affidavit.
On Aug. 20, an alleged victim reported to police that since filing a protection from abuse order against Andrew Michael Pungitore, 30, of Oakland. N.J., a number of actions were undertaken using her identity.
The alleged incidents included having a PennDOT and USPS change of address files, two credit card applications opened, an attempt to open a second PPL account and shut off request files with her Internet provider.
The alleged victim also reported finding pornographic material on her Google Drive, which said had been “hacked,” according to court documents.
Additionally, she reported that prior to moving her important documents to her mother’s house, her social security card had gone missing. Pungitore was aware of the location of the documents, as well as the fact that she was attempting to obtain a PFA against him, the alleged victim added, according to court documents.
Pungitore allegedly also had knowledge of the alleged victim’s PPL password, despite her being responsible for paying it.
She further stated that she had never experienced any personal fraudulent activity prior to Pungitore being served with the PFA.
Pungitore was arraigned by District Judge Kirsten Gardner and released on $5,000 bail.




