ROCHESTER, Minn. – A Brookyn Park woman in town for her husband’s treatment at Mayo Clinic went dumpster-diving and retrieved hundreds of items with which to commit fraud, accori]ding to a criminal complaint. In her hotel room and her purse, police confiscated personal and identifying information on 200 individuals and businesses. There also were 76 checks totaling $56,000 written out to other people. Cassie Cullen, 50, has been charged on felony counts of identity theft and receiving stolen property. Her explanation, for what it’s worth, is that she had “a methamphetamine relapse.” Among the Cullen’s Dumpster booty listed in the complaint:
> A Wells Fargo debit in the name of Victim 1.
> An EBT card in the name of Victim 2.
> A debit card in the name of Victim 3
> A debit card in the name of Victim 4.
> A Costco membership card in the name of Victim 5.
> A debit card and a MasterCard in the name of Victim 6.
> An airline’s reward card in the name of Victim 7.
> An identification card in the name of Victim 8.
> An identification card in the name of Victim 9.
> A debit card associated with a health savings account in the name of Victim 10.
> A credit card in the name of Victim 11.
> A statde temporary driving license in the name of Victim 6.
> A temporary state driving license in the name of Victim 12.
> A Social Security number for Victims 13, 14 and 15.
Cullen has a record of with convictions for identity theft in the Twin Cities.