An ex-con with convictions for fraud dating back almost 30 years was sentenced Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles to three years behind bars for possessing personal identifying information and mail that did not belong to her.

Maria Christina Hendricks, 53, whose last address outside of custody was in San Diego County, pleaded guilty in May 2023 to possession of unauthorized access devices and aggravated identity theft, papers filed in L.A. federal court show.

When arrested in February 2019, Hendricks had in her possession 52 Social Security numbers, 58 credit, debit and bank account numbers, and 179 pieces of mail that were not her own, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors said she used personal identifying information belonging to one victim to open a Wells Fargo bank ac

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