Cleveland County Schools employee charged for identity theft of Georgia woman: Police

CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A South Carolina woman has been arrested for allegedly using the identity of a Georgia woman to work in the Cleveland County School District, according to the Shelby Police Department.

On Friday, August 15, officers were notified of a fraud-related incident that was reported to investigators in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The incident involved the misuse of a social security number belonging to the victim, officials said.

Investigators determined the social security number had been fraudulently used by the suspect to gain employment with Cleveland County Schools.

On September 22, investigators obtained warrants for 58-year-old Janet Yevette Martin from Chesnee, South Carolina. According to police, the warrants were for:

• Two counts of identity theft
• Two counts of forgery of an instrucment
• Two counts of uttering a forged instrument
• One count of obtaining property by false pretenses

On September 23, Martin was arrested in South Carolina on unrelated fraud charges. Officials said she waived extradition and was served with the North Carolina warrants on Monday, October 6.

Queen City News reached out to Cleveland County Schools to confirm how long Martin was employed with the school district and in what capacity.