The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Magnolia woman Thursday on multiple charges related to stealing identifying information and opening credit card accounts. Assistant District Attorney Rob Freyer said 24-year-old Tamara Marie Luthe was arrested on a felony warrant in Conroe Thursday for first-degree felony Possession of over 50 items or more of Identifying Information and third-degree felony and Tampering with Physical Evidence after appearing in the 221st District Court and returning to her vehicle. Detectives with the Magnolia Police Department and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in May at the Magnolia home Luthe shared with 34-year-old John Morse Henning and found a large burn pile of letters, bank receipts, account information, medical records, social security numbers and other items used to steal people’s identities, Freyer said. Henning was arrested on May 10 and faces fraud use and possession of identifying information of the elderly. Investigators also have evidence the pair were stealing mail from mostly rural mailboxes that were further from houses and using that information to open credit accounts. Victims contacted law enforcement after receiving credit cards in the mail they had not requested. Henning was already on federal parole after serving time for “skimming,” which Freyer says is a crime similar to the current charges, but involves enlisting waiters, bartenders, and others to get customers’ credit card numbers so the cards can be cloned. Freyer said investigators believe Luthe and Henning may have had victims in the Tomball, Magnolia, and Montgomery areas who have not filed police reports and they are encouraged to contact Shannon Spencer at 281-259-6417. Freyer said Spencer has done an “outstanding job” in this case. Officials are saying the best way to prevent becoming a victim is to not leave mail in the box and to mail items at the post office because Freyer says, “These people know no bounds when it comes to ripping off good people.” He also suggests getting a Post Office Box. The investigation will also spread into Harris and Grimes Counties and more charges may be added. Luthe is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300,000 in bonds. Henning is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $25,000 bond and a Federal detainer.
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