A University of Memphis basketball player has been indicted oncharges of identity theft, according to news reports lastnight.
U of M sophomore Clyde Wade and eight others have been indictedfor their roles in a conspiracy to use other people's identities togain credit.
Wade, a walk-on with the Tigers basketball team and graduate ofKingsbury High School in Memphis, is accused of gettingfraudulently obtained gift cards from Ida Morton Wade, hismother.
Police said the scheme began when an inmate, Patricia Johnson,gained access to the personal information while doing data entry atthe Tennessee Prison for Women in Nashville.
The inmate would then work with those outside the prison to opencredit cards at local department stores.
According to WMC Channel 5, University Athletic Director R.C.Johnson said in a prepared statement, "Wade has been suspended fromparticipation in University athletic activities -- includingbasketball -- pending resolution of the matter."
The Daily Helmsman tried unsuccessfully to reach Johnson forcomment.
