On Thursday, December 29, 2022, law enforcement officers responded to a report of fraud at The Luminary Hotel. Hotel staff reported that a female suspect had purchased lodging totaling $1,262 using a fraudulent credit card authorization form the previous day. Officers contacted the actual cardholder, who confirmed she did not know the suspect and that the charges were unauthorized. Detectives later confronted the suspect in her hotel room, where she initially claimed a friend had paid for the stay. During the encounter, officers discovered the suspect's Florida driver's license inside a purse she had denied owning, along with notebooks containing 143 pieces of stolen personal identification information (PII), including credit card numbers, driver's licenses, and account details. She was arrested, charged with multiple counts of fraud and impersonation, and transported to the county jail. About This Incident: Woman Tries To Pay For Her Luxury Hotel Room With Stolen Cards, Instantly Regrets It Why We Share This: This summary illustrates the investigative procedures used by law enforcement to address identity theft and lodging fraud. By reviewing this, readers can observe how officers coordinate with local businesses and victims to verify unauthorized transactions and collect physical evidence—such as ledgers and laptops—to build a criminal case. We provide this context to demonstrate the systematic approach taken to uncover identity theft operations and the role of objective evidence in the arrest process.