When a workman left his wallet at Angela Bryce's home by mistake she stole his identification and used it to get a credit card and a telephone line.
The 40-year-old Featherston mother pleaded guilty to four fraud charges when she appeared before Judge Tom Broadmore in Masterton District Court yesterday. The judge warned her she would probably be heading to prison, as it was her third set of fraud related convictions.
"In view of your previous serious offending, jail is a possibility this time," he said.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Jodie Lawrence said a workman left his wallet at Bryce's home on July 16, 2012. Using his driver's licence, she applied for a Diners Club credit card online, using it 17 times to obtain cash and goods to the value of $2919.
Bryce also used the identification to get a fixed line and broadband services through Vodafone for three months, running up $962.80 in bills with the telecommunications company, Ms Lawrence said.
