Shaletta T. Porterfield resigns after being accused of identity theft
*A top contestant for next month’s Miss USA crown has dropped out of the high-stakes pageant after being charged with three counts of identity theft.
Shaletta T. Porterfield, who was set to represent Wisconsin, resigned from the beauty contest on Friday after she allegedly forged signatures of three business owners on advertising contracts while working for American Marketing and Publishing last summer, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Monday.
If convicted, the 26-year-old faces a maximum fine of $10,000 U.S. for each of the three counts, or a maximum jail sentence of six years.
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damn, pretty and stupid.
She is a pretty young lady BUT!! obviously did not have the brains/common sense to match that beauty. SAD!!! now she is facing a 6 year jail sentence for making a stupid choice.
Shaletta, you ought to shame of yo-self!!
Her dumb azz deserves to go to jail!!
I’m not gonna criticize her but PRAY for her to get on with her life. She’s young and made a bad choice. I’ve done that ALL my life so I can’t say $h^t! Let he/she who is without sin…” When I was her age my dumb azz was runnin’ around messin’ with a married woman whose husband knew I was up to no good and coulda blew my head off! I thought I was Richard Roundtree! LOL!! Before, I criticize this young lady, I gotta look into my own dark closet.