Woman cashed dead man's check, stole boyfriend's ID

80-THOUSAND DOLLARS ON GAMBLING AND DRUGS. THAT'S WHAT THE FEDS SAY AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMEN SPE...  More »

80-THOUSAND DOLLARS ON GAMBLING AND DRUGS. THAT'S WHAT THE FEDS SAY AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMEN SPENT IN JUST A FEW MONTHS... AND IT WASN'T EVEN HER MONEY. INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE SCAMMED THE LIVING.... AND THE DEAD. CRIS ORNELAS IS LIVE AT METRO COURT WITH WHAT SOME PEOPLE ARE CALLING THE BIGGEST FRAUD AND I-D THEFT CASE THEY'VE EVER SEEN. CRIS. THE SUSPECT WAS HERE IN METRO COURT TODAY CHARGED WITH 60 COUNTS RELATED TO THE CASE. AND INVESTIGATORS SAY THE 80-THOUSAND DOLLARS SHE'S ACCUSED OF SCAMMING MAY BE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. IT ALL STARTED OFF AS A TRAFFIC STOP HERE AT THE LA CUEVA PICNIC AREA. A COP FOR THE NATIONAL FOREST STOPPED BECAUSE KIMBERLY WALKER NEVER PAID A THREE DOLLAR FEE TO GET IN. BUT SOON THE OFFICER WAS INTERESTED IN A LOT MORE THAN A DAY PASS... 'discovered stolen items in the vehicle including numerous financial documents belonging to other entities other individuals and business throughout town'THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR DOESN'T WANT US TO SHOW HIS FACE.. HE SAYS FROM THERE THE CASE MUSHROOMED INTO A HUGE INVESTIGATION. 'this is one of the largest fraud cases if not the largest fraud case that I have worked in my 20 years' THEY SAY WALKER STOLE CHECKS AND CREDIT CARDS AND USED THEM TO PAY FOR HER GAMBLING AND DRUG HABITS. IN ONE INSTANCE, AGENTS SAY SHE EVEN WROTE CHECKS ON THE BANK ACCOUNT OF MAN WHO'D BEEN DEAD FOR TWO WEEKS. 'it was determined that she began writing checks against the deceased persons account fraudulent checks against the deceased persons account on the day his body was discovered' INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES. ANOTHER TIME THEY SAY WALKER USED AN EX BOYFRIENDS I-D TO GET TWO CREDIT CARDS, AND WRACKED UP 17- GRAND ON THEM.. AGENTS SAY WHILE WALKER STOLE 80 THOUSAND DOLLARS USING CHECKS AND CREDIT CARDS... THERES TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE IN STOLEN PROPERTY THEY'RE STILL ADDING UP. A 63-YEAR OLD  « Less