# Fake IDs, real JCPenney credit

> Three North Texas women worked store registers across the country with stolen identities, and two are now headed to federal prison.
- Title: Fake IDs, real JCPenney credit · FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
- Summary: Three North Texas women worked store registers across the country with stolen identities, and two are now headed to federal prison. A store card account can…
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- Source: FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth — https://fox4news.com/news/jcpenney-credit-card-identity-theft-scheme-leads-prison-sentences-north-texas-women
- Author: Tracy DeLatte
- Published: 2026-09-14T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: identity theft, fraud, north texas, jcpenney, sentencing, news, local
## Three women, one scheme
Cabria Cunningham, 27, of Rowlett, Mykiah Furlough, 27, of Dallas, and Ashley Urune, 34, of Dallas ran an identity theft operation built around JCPenney credit cards.
## They shopped as someone else
Prosecutors say the trio traveled to JCPenney stores around the country and posed as legitimate customers who already held store credit cards.

> posed as legitimate customers who had JCPenney credit cards
## The register was the weak point
Fraudulent IDs plus victims' personal information were enough to unlock those accounts at the checkout counter, no card required.
## Gift cards became cash
They charged merchandise and gift cards to the hijacked accounts, then resold the haul on social media to turn stolen credit into money.
## Two years each
Cunningham and Furlough pleaded guilty and were sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by probation and restitution paid back to their victims.
## One sentencing left
Urune pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. She will be sentenced in December.
## Key takeaway

A store card account can be opened at the register with nothing but a fake ID and someone else's personal details, which is why the fraud scaled across states.