Man Accused Of Impersonating Senator To Avoid Paying Off Loan
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TAMPA (CBSMiami/AP) — A grand jury in Tampa has indicted a man who reportedly impersonated a U.S. senator to get out of paying off a home loan.
Sidney Hines, 67, is now facing five counts of impersonating a federal officer or employee. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
Court papers say Hines secured a HomeSaver Advance loan of $5,864 for his New Port Richey home in October 2008. Hines reportedly failed to make the payments.
Hines called a collection agency five times between March 2013 and December 2014, according to court documents. He claimed to be a U.S. senator from Illinois identified in the indictment as "R.D." and said Hines' HSA loan had been paid in full.
Illinois' senators during that time period were Richard "Dick" Durbin and Mark Kirk.
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