Woman accused of ID theft, running up nearly $6,000 bill at Sam’s Club

A woman is at large and facing a long list of charges after an alleged shopping spree and forgery.

Jefferson City police said it started back on August 2, when a woman used the name “Tiffany Wilson” to open a Sam’s Club membership for a nearly $6,000 purchase.

The following day, she came back and tried to pay the bill with a stolen check. That’s when employees confronted her and police arrested her.

The woman gave the name “Tiffany Wilson” to police and was able to provide Wilson’s personal information, such as date of birth and social security number.

When she bonded out of jail, she even signed “Tiffany Wilson” on her paperwork. She was given a court date, but did not appear.

On September 26, the real Tiffany Wilson of the Kansas City area was arrested on a warrant for the missed court date. That’s when things started to unravel.

Fingerprints and photos were used to make the connection as well as the fact that Wilson’s identity had been stolen this year. This information led police to believe the woman masquerading as Wilson was none other than Rebecca Machamer.

Court documents also revealed that while Machamer was incarcerated, she used the recorded jail phone system. Police said on one of those calls, Machamer said “You got to get me before fingerprints catch up.”

Another call had Machamer telling a person “they do a pre-trial investigation, and that’s gonna get me hung up.”

Machamer faces forgery, identity theft and receiving stolen property charges.