The youngest daughter of civil rights icon Malcolm X pleaded guilty to identity thief on Thursday. Malikah Shabazz, 46, admitted to stealing the identity of longtime family friend Khaula Bakr, the widow of a bodyguard who was with Malcolm X when he was assassinated in Harlem in 1965. According to authorities, Shabazz told Makr that she needed her personal information for paperwork involving a child care matter and then betrayed her trust and used the information to open several credit cards and make more than $55,000 in illegal credit card purchases.
"The defendant, who preyed upon the trusting nature of a once close family friend, has admitted her guilt in committing a serious felony offense and will be ordered to make her victims financially whole," Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said in a statement.
Shabazz is due to be sentenced on July 28th. Judge Fernando Camacho, who handled the case, indicated he will impose five years' probation provided she makes full restitution which is a slap on the wrist considering the charges that have been made against her. Shabazz's lawyer, Russell Rothberg, was not immediately available for comment.
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