Two Dallas-area women sentenced in nationwide identity theft fraud scheme
HOUSTON / Friday, September 11, 2026 – Two women have been ordered to federal prison for participating in an aggravated identity scheme that targeted JCPenney stores across the country.
Cabria Cunningham, 27, Rowlett, and Mykiah Furlough, 27, Dallas, pleaded guilty Sept. 5, 2025, and Feb. 19, 2026, respectively.
U.S. District Judge David Hittner has ordered both Cunningham and Furlough to serve 24 months in federal prison. Both must also serve one year of supervised release following their prison terms and pay restitution to the victims. In imposing the sentences, the court noted that Furlough’s relative, Ashley Urune, recruited both women into the scheme.
In 2022 and 2023, the three women traveled to JCPenney stores across the country and posed as legitimate customers who had JCPenney-branded credit cards. They used fraudulent identification and customers’ personal information to access credit accounts at the register.
They then used those accounts to purchase merchandise and gift cards, which they later sold on social media.
Furlough and Cunningham were permitted to remain on bond and voluntarily surrender to a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
Urune, 34, Dallas, was also charged and previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. She is set for sentencing Dec. 3.
U.S. Postal Inspection Service conducted the investigation with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Bauman prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas
