A Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 60 days of community service for attempting to open a bank account in the name of former Vancouver City Councilor Daniel Tonkovich.
Oluwatoyosi Josiah Adebayo, 34, pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to second-degree identity theft and forgery.
Judge Emily Sheldrick granted Adebayo’s attorney’s request for the Chicago man to serve his community service sentence at a nonprofit in his home city.
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