Six people were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a scheme to use stolen identities to apply for bank accounts and obtain car loans.

The six defendants join two others indicted last week in the scheme. The defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and false representation of a Social Security number, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office.

The defendants allegedly visited Massachusetts car dealerships to purchase late-model vehicles and applied for 100 percent financing between October 2017 and January 2019.

In support of their applications, the defendants provided stolen biographical information of real United States citizens, fraudulent Puerto Rico driver’s licenses and Social Security cards in those identities, as proof of identification. The group allegedly used the stolen identities to illegally open bank accounts and credit cards and purchase vehicles, many of which were exported out of the United States.

The six individuals indicted this week were:

• Ricardo Acevedo, 32, of Manchester, N.H.
• Joshua Cruz, 32, of Manchester, N.H.
• Jose Irizarry, 44, of Union City, N.J.
• Arialka Moya, 31, of Lowell, Mass.
• Alvin Rivera, 37, of Haverhill, Mass.
• Wanda Sanchez, 36, of Lawrence, Mass.

Two additional individuals, Neida Lopez, 43, of Methuen, Mass., and Iyaury Rodriguez, 39, of Reading, Penn., were indicted on Sept. 29. Lopez allegedly used the stolen identity of a United States citizen from Puerto Rico to obtain a credit card and accrued $21,931 in charges on that card in March 2020, including charges at various retailers in Massachusetts. Working with co-conspirators, in April she allegedly used the credit card to purchase a specialty printer ribbon that can be used to print identification cards.

On three dates in June and September of 2018, Rodriguez allegedly used stolen identities to obtain financing and purchase three vehicles worth at least $98,432. He allegedly visited Massachusetts car dealerships to purchase late-model vehicles and applied for 100 percent financing. As proof of identification, he provided stolen biographical information of real United States citizens, as well as fraudulent Puerto Rico driver’s licenses and Social Security cards in those identities.