Severn man accused of stealing Social Security numbers

Twelve local residents recently learned the hard way why police call identity theft the fastest-growing crime in America when they became pawns in a Severn man?s elaborate fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney?s Office.

A federal grand jury indicted Ronald Steven Williams, 32, of Severn, on Tuesday on counts of bank fraud, fraud in connection with identity documents and information and aggravated identity theft.