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Kirsch faces new charges in Calif.
Stephanie Takach
Issue date: 5/30/08 Section: News
Jocelyn Kirsch appeared in federal court May 29 in Philadelphia to face a new allegation of credit-card theft in California, according to the Daily News.
She allegedly stole the credit card of an unidentified victim to whom she was not close.
Judge Lynne Sitarski placed Kirsch, 22, on 24-hour house arrest in her Marin County, Calif., $1.2 million home. She will be wearing an ankle bracelet and is required to report three times a day by phone to pretrial services. Kirsch will have to submit to random drug testing and participate in drug counseling.
Kirsch, a senior international area studies major, was suspended from Drexel University, according to media reports.
She and Edward Anderton, a University of Pennsylvania graduate, were accused of identity theft, scamming friends and neighbors upwards of $120,000 in December 2007. The duo was named the modern day "Bonnie and Clyde."
Since the story hit in early December, the couple made headline news across the country. Friends of Kirsch revealed that she stole as a camp counselor, pretended to have a South African accent to friends and that she allegedly received silicon breast implants when she was a freshman in college.
"She felt the need to lie, and I think that is Jocelyn Kirsch. She is not comfortable with the truth or who she is," Kate Agnelli, Kirsch's best friend from high school, said.
Kirsch, a former member of the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, and her boyfriend resided at 1811 Chestnut St. in a $3,000-a-month Center City condo, and enjoyed indulging on vacations to Europe and living the lavish lifestyle.
It is expected that Kirsch will plead guilty June 5 in U.S. District Court to a six-count complaint charge, according to the Daily News. The duo's elaborate scheme involved at least 16 victims before they were arrested in December, according to the article.
Anderton, who currently lives in Everett, Wash., has a court date June 2 and is also expected to plead guilty.
She allegedly stole the credit card of an unidentified victim to whom she was not close.
Judge Lynne Sitarski placed Kirsch, 22, on 24-hour house arrest in her Marin County, Calif., $1.2 million home. She will be wearing an ankle bracelet and is required to report three times a day by phone to pretrial services. Kirsch will have to submit to random drug testing and participate in drug counseling.
Kirsch, a senior international area studies major, was suspended from Drexel University, according to media reports.
She and Edward Anderton, a University of Pennsylvania graduate, were accused of identity theft, scamming friends and neighbors upwards of $120,000 in December 2007. The duo was named the modern day "Bonnie and Clyde."
Since the story hit in early December, the couple made headline news across the country. Friends of Kirsch revealed that she stole as a camp counselor, pretended to have a South African accent to friends and that she allegedly received silicon breast implants when she was a freshman in college.
"She felt the need to lie, and I think that is Jocelyn Kirsch. She is not comfortable with the truth or who she is," Kate Agnelli, Kirsch's best friend from high school, said.
Kirsch, a former member of the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, and her boyfriend resided at 1811 Chestnut St. in a $3,000-a-month Center City condo, and enjoyed indulging on vacations to Europe and living the lavish lifestyle.
It is expected that Kirsch will plead guilty June 5 in U.S. District Court to a six-count complaint charge, according to the Daily News. The duo's elaborate scheme involved at least 16 victims before they were arrested in December, according to the article.
Anderton, who currently lives in Everett, Wash., has a court date June 2 and is also expected to plead guilty.
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