Subscribe
Alpha Omega Mayhue, a former Army soldier, was charged with multiple counts of identity theft and other crimes in federal court in Philadelphia on Jan. 31, 2024. Mayhue is accused of stealing data from soldiers he had grievances with during his time in the service.

Alpha Omega Mayhue, a former Army soldier, was charged with multiple counts of identity theft and other crimes in federal court in Philadelphia on Jan. 31, 2024. Mayhue is accused of stealing data from soldiers he had grievances with during his time in the service. (file)

A U.S. Army veteran was indicted in a Philadelphia federal court Wednesday after prosecutors said he stole the identities of soldiers he served with from 2018 to 2021.

Alpha Omega Mayhue, 39, didn’t act alone, according to the indictment. He and his co-conspirators impersonated the victims and conducted numerous illegal transactions with banks, credit unions, the Federal Trade Commission and other entities, the Justice Department alleges.

Mayhue also is accused of cyberstalking after telling a woman he was surveilling her and subjecting her to sexual threats, prosecutors said.

Additional charges include conspiracy to commit identity theft, seven counts of misuse of a Social Security number, seven counts of aggravated identity theft and 21 counts of making false statements, the Justice Department said in a statement Wednesday.

If convicted, Mayhue, of Philadelphia, faces a maximum prison sentence of 164 years, three years of supervised release, a fine of $9.25 million and an additional penalty of $3,700. A court date for Mayhue’s plea hasn’t been announced.

author picture
Jennifer reports on the U.S. military from Kaiserslautern, Germany, where she writes about the Air Force, Army and DODEA schools. She’s had previous assignments for Stars and Stripes in Japan, reporting from Yokota and Misawa air bases. Before Stripes, she worked for daily newspapers in Wyoming and Colorado. She’s a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

Sign Up for Daily Headlines

Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets from around the world.

Sign Up Now