State v. Rivera

Opinion

ORME, Judge:

¶1 Lauren Ailee Maison Rivera committed financial fraud against her then-best friend (Victim), opening several credit cards in Victim’s name using Victim’s personal and financial information. Various other charges were pending against Rivera, and she entered into a “global” resolution of all charges by pleading “guilty with a mental illness” to one count of forgery and three counts of identity fraud, all third degree felonies. See Utah Code Ann. §§ 76-6-1102(3)(a), -501(5)(a) (LexisNexis Supp, 2016). 1 The trial court sentenced her to four prison terms of up to five years.…