AUSTIN, Texas — A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing the identity of a 13-year-old boy from Hutto.

According to the office of the Texas Attorney General, Antonio De Jesus Moreno Escobar is accused of stealing the boy's identity by buying items such as a fake ID, fake green card and a stolen social security number for $120. He then allegedly used the identity to get jobs around the Houston area over a three-year period.

The scheme was discovered when the boy's mother learned that her son’s Medicaid coverage was being terminated due to income fraudulently reported in his name.

Escobar is currently being held in the Williamson County Jail. The AG's office said that he is undocumented, and is currently being held on an ICE detainer.

“This case is a disturbing example of how ill

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