People v. Loredo CA1/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL

BACKGROUND

In June 2013, Loredo applied for a credit account at a Neiman Marcus outlet store in Livermore. She approached a sales associate, asked to apply for credit, and presented a driver’s license and a credit card that both falsely identified her as a woman named F.B. Loredo’s application was approved, and she received a referral slip that could be used as a temporary card. The sales associate who helped her open the account testified that Loredo smiled during their interaction and did not appear “distressed,” “nervous,” or

1 “afraid.” Loredo did try to “rush” the associate, however, and after opening the account, she told the associate that “she had a family emergency and she had to leave.” Later that day, Loredo went to a Neiman Marcus store in San Francisco and tried to buy about $4,400 worth of men’s shoes with the referral slip. The sales associate helping her contacted the loss-prevention department to obtain the account number, which was not on the slip, and was told to “stall.” Loredo remained calm while she waited, although she was “[p]erspiring a lot.” Meanwhile, a loss-prevention manager looked up the account using F.B.’s name and…