articleThe Brief Investigators arrested a man accused of using a stolen identity to steal over $20,000 in jewelry from Hillsborough County stores. A man was arrested two months after being accused of buying $20,000 worth of jewelry using someone else’s identity in Hillsborough County. Hillsborough County Identity TheftWhat we know:Deputies said 32-year-old Wallace Lake walked into Jared Jewelers on West Brandon Boulevard and Kay Jewelers at Brandon Exchange on May 6. Lake used someone else's identity to purchase $20,000 worth of items, but ultimate loss estimates showed he walked away with over $20,000 in jewelry. Courtesy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's OfficeDetectives tracked Lake to Mount Vernon, New York, where officers arrested him July 14.