WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A West Haven, Connecticut woman on Tuesday pleaded guilty to mail fraud and identity theft charges, prosecutors said.

Angelique Mullings, 39, waived her right to indictment and pleaded guilty before a U.S. District Judge to one count of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.

According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2009 to approximately May 2009, Mullings worked for WellPoint, Inc., a licensee of Anthem/Blue Cross and Blue Shield (“Anthem”). In the course of her employment, Mullings had access to names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and addresses of certain individuals associated or affiliated with Anthem, including doctors, psychologists, nurses, and dieticians.

In pleading guilty, Mullings admitted that she misappropriated the personal identifying information of approximately 40 health care professionals and used that information to open numerous fictitious email accounts, bank accounts, and credit card accounts. She then used the stolen information to place online orders for cell phones in the names of some of the victims, and had the phones delivered to her home.

Mullings faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years and a fine of up to $250,000 on the mail fraud count, and a mandatory two-year consecutive sentence for the aggravated identify theft count. He also must pay restitution in the amount of $2,914.95.