Jocelyn Kirsch and Edward Anderton

Joceyln S. Kirsch [cite news | url = http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/news_breaking/20080605_New_details_on_alleged_wrongdoing_by_Jocelyn_Kirsch.html | title = Kirsch ordered under house arrest, must stay in Phila. | work = The Philadelphia Inquirer | first = Emilie | last = Lounsberry | date = 2008-06-05 | accessdate = 2008-06-25 ] (b. 1985cite web | url = http://www.rcfl.gov/downloads/documents/news/PH_andertonkirschrelease.pdf | title = Couple Charged in Identity Theft Schemes | publisher = U.S. Department of Justice, Eastern District of Pennsylvania | date = 2008-05-12 | format = PDF | accessdate = 2008-06-25 ] ) and Edward Kyle Anderton [cite news | url = http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080602_Sources_say__Bonnie__used_stolen_credit_card_at_Target.html | title = Sources say 'Bonnie' used stolen credit card at Target | first = Regina | last = Medina | work = Philadelphia Daily News | accessdate = 2008-06-25 ] (b. 1982) are a former [cite news | url = http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080605_Calif__credit-card_charge_nixes_Kirsch_hearing.html | title = Calif. credit-card charge nixes Kirsch hearing | first = Regina | last = Medina | work = Philadelphia Daily News | date = 2008-06-05 | accessdate = 2008-06-25 ] Philadelphia-area couple who in November 2007 were arrested on charges alleging that they perpetrated a complex identity theft scheme.cite news | url = http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004058572_webscammers07.html | title = ID scam suspects face more charges, parents | first = Lea | last = Sitton Stanley | work = The Philadelphia Inquirer | publisher = The Seattle Times | date = 2007-12-07 | accessdate = 2008-06-25 ] Police alleged that between November 2006 and November 2007, the couple obtained nearly $120,000 in cash and merchandise using credit cards, bank account information, and personal documents stolen in burglaries from friends, neighbors, and others. In May 2008, Kirsch signed an agreement to plead guilty to "two counts of aggravated identity theft, money laundering, bank fraud and other charges". Anderton accepted a similar plea bargain. [cite news | url = http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-jocelyn-kirsch-edward-anderton-080513-ht,0,3774738.story | title = Jocelyn Kirsch, Edward Anderton | work = Chicago Tribune | date = 2008-05-13 | accessdate = 2008-06-25 ]

Kirsch was a senior at Drexel University at the time of the arrests, and Anderton is a 2005 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. The pair's arrest received extensive media coverage, particularly about the expensive merchandise and vacations that the couple paid for with the stolen money. The combination of their criminal actions and romantic relationship has prompted the nickname of "Bonnie and Clyde" in reference to the 1930s outlaw couple. [cite news | url = http://www.nbc10.com/news/16700031/detail.html | title = Salon, Stylist File Lawsuit Against 'Bonnie': Woman Dubbed Half Of 'Bonnie And Clyde' Sued Over Hair Extensions | work = NBC 10 | date = 2008-06-24 | accessdate = 2008-06-25 ]

Further reading

*cite news | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/19614813/the_fabulous_fraudulent_life_of_jocelyn_and_ed | title = The Fabulous Fraudulent Life of Jocelyn and Ed | first = Sabrina | last = Rubin Erdely | work = Rolling Stone | date = 2008-03-20

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