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PACE FLA. March 21 2008 — A former H&R Block employee was arrested Wednesday after investigators said she stole at least one customer’s identity.

Erica Malston, 33, of Ashborough Court in Milton, is charged with two counts of grand theft, 13 counts of illegal use of a credit card, three counts of criminal use of personal identity information of another and two counts of forgery.

Lawmen say Malston worked at three tax services: Two H&R Block locations in Pace and an Express Tax Service in Pensacola.

She faces charges in three cases, said Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Haines. Malston is accused of picking random customer files from a filing cabinet at work and using the customer’s identity to obtain a prepaid MasterCard known as the “Emerald Card.” Investigators say she used the card for personal purchases.

Victims learned about the fraud when they received the bills or filed tax returns, Haines said. Malston’s employers were not under investigation and Haines said they cooperated with the Sheriff’s Office. He said Malston was fired when her employers learned of the allegations. Malston was being held without bond at the Santa Rosa County Jail on Wednesday night. She was scheduled to appear in court today. I

nvestigators believe she used other identities, but they haven’t tracked down those victims. Anyone who believes Malston used his or her identity may contact Sheriff’s Detective Billy Wheeler at 981-2230.

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