YouTube, Instagram Star Indicted in ID Theft, Fraud Case

A YouTube and Instagram influencer with hundreds of thousands of social media followers is facing identity theft and fraud charges after being indicted Friday in Suffolk County. 

Christian Aaron, 19, of Hollywood, California, who has almost 185,000 Instagram followers and more than 42,000 YouTube subscribers, faces a long list of felony charges.

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Prosecutors allege he stole a Suffolk County resident's identity, ran up $19,000 in charges on credit cards taken out in the victim's name, and attempted to run up another $31,000 in charges. 

Attorney information was not immediately available. 

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