Campbell man has 9 identities in 4 states; 2 others face identity theft charges

YOUNGSTOWN

It’s only fitting Richard Russell Lewis has three different names.

The 60-year-old Campbell man who was arraigned in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on Thursday has nine aliases, eight different Social Security numbers and four different driver’s licenses.

He was ordered held without bond by Magistrate Dominic DeLaurentis after his arraignment on five counts of identity fraud, four counts of forgery and three counts of tampering with evidence. He was arrested Aug. 7 and has been held in the Mahoning County jail since then.

Assistant Prosecutor Martin Desmond said Lewis has at least three open warrants in Florida, Texas and Arizona, and to avoid criminal charges in those states, Lewis fled and assumed a new identity.

Also arraigned Thursday before Magistrate DeLaurentis was Mark Lett, 47, of Youngstown and Caprice Daye, 41, of Austintown. Each faces several counts of identity theft, counterfeiting in controlled substances and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.

Read more about these identity crimes in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.