Mom, Accused of Stealing Nanny's Identity, Allegedly Swipes Identities of Boyfriend, His Wife

May 19, 2011 — -- Ramie Marston, a 42-year-old mother of two, is in custody on federal fraud charges -- wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to commit access device fraud -- all of which she allegedly committed while under house arrest and on bail for another fraud.

On May 5, Judge Landya McCafferty, U.S. magistrate judge for the District of New Hampshire, ordered Marston to be held in prison without bail. Marston was convicted back in 2009 of fraud for stealing her nanny's identity and opening financial accounts in her name.

The nanny, Susan Blake, answered an advertisement in the Portsmouth Herald in May 2007, according to a court document. Blake moved into Marston's home in North Hampton, N.H., during July 2007 after establishing a "good relationship with the defendant's two boys," the document states.

After moving out of Marston's home in September 2007, "due to the deterioration of the relationship with her," Blake discovered through her credit report several unauthorized purchases and accounts in her name. The amounts in question totaled $61,545, according to the court document.

On June 4, 2009, Marston pleaded guilty to felony counts of fraud in connection to the Blake case with false representation of a social security number, ID documents and access device fraud.

On October 2009, Marston was sentenced to serve 15 months in a federal prison, followed by three years of supervision. She was also under investigation for committing other alleged crimes while she was awaiting sentencing.

In March 2009, she filed for bankruptcy protection but the bankruptcy trustee told the court that the claim should be denied because she allegedly failed to disclose information, destroyed or concealed records and refused to cooperate with federal authorities, as first reported by Seacoastonline.com. Her bankruptcy fraud case is still in process and scheduled for a hearing next month.

She was arrested June 9, 2009 by the North Hampton Police Department for allegedly issuing a bad check. She was convicted for that misdemeanor on March 16, 2011 in the Hampton District Court, according to Deputy Chief Michael Maddocks of the North Hampton Police.

"First of all, I was very shocked from the sentencing that she got – only 15 months in prison and three years of house arrest. That to me was unbelievable," Blake told ABC News. "My life from that very moment was destroyed. What she has done to others would have never happened if it wasn't for that sentence."

Marston's attorney, Bjorn Lange, had no comment. Lange was appointed April 20, 2011 as a federal public defender.

Marston was released on bail Nov. 8, 2010 into the custody of Colleen and Chris Cote in Hampton, New Hampshire.

Colleen Cote told ABC News that she and Marston are best friends.

Cote said Marston's two sons are in the custody of their father in Tennessee and she is permitted to speak to them twice a week.

"She has not been found guilty of anything in regards to these latest charges," Colleen Cote said. "My husband and I are her friends. We're out fighting for her as much as anyone."

While out on bail, however, Marston violated her release terms, according to a memorandum signed by her U.S. probation officer, Kristin Cook, dated May 3, 2011.

Marston began seeing a man named Scott McCarthy, who was then separated from his wife, sometime after January 17, 2011, according to Cook's memorandum.

The document states Marston asked McCarthy to "loan" her money from January 17 to March 16 on several occasions to ask for various items, including rent money and a veterinary bill for her dog, for $8,800. She allegedly told him that her father was involved in organized crime and would deposit a very large sum of money into an account for McCarthy to reimburse her for the loan, which he said was never completed.

On April 18, McCarthy contacted Marston's probation officer, Cook.

Marston allegedly had purchased an engagement ring from Zales Jewelry store and on March 16, using the personal identification of McCarthy's wife, Sharon, and sent a photo of the ring to McCarthy, according to Cook's memorandum.

Sharon McCarthy and Scott McCarthy could not be immediately reached for comment.

Cook's memorandum indicates that on March 16, 2011 McCarthy received notice from Zales Jewelry store that the company was unable to approve his application for credit. And on March 30, McCarthy's wife received a bill from Zales for $999.50 for the purchase of an engagement ring, according to Cook's memorandum.

Debts Continue to Pile Up

Around the same time, McCarthy stated that Marston told him the "only way her father would give her any money, or support McCarthy's business ventures, was if the two of them were engaged," according to Cook's memorandum.

"There's definitely another side to the story," Colleen Cote said. "I watched her get caught up in a relationship gone bad."

According to Cook's memorandum, Marston also used the credit card of Colleen Cote's father-in-law, Ernest Cote. A total of $13,769.91 in unauthorized purchases were made on the credit card, Cook asserts.

"Throughout her course of conduct, Marston has victimized at least three other individuals who trusted her and gave her the benefit of the doubt," Cook wrote in the memorandum.

Ernest Cote could not be immediately reached for comment.

The largest purchase on the credit card was $9,693.13, billed to the law office of Justin Nadeau, a debt that McCarthy had owed previously.

Nadeau told ABC News that he testified during a hearing in the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire on May 4 that Colleen Cote and Marston misrepresented their identities to him while making the payment. Nadeau said Marston told him the credit card belonged to Colleen Cote. He then asked Marston to have Colleen call him "immediately."

"A few minutes later I received a call from Colleen Cote, who explained that the credit card belonged to her and her husband Chris Cote's business and that they authorized the charge in the sum of $9,648.13… They both authorized me verbally and Mr. Cote authorized me in writing," Nadeau wrote in an email to ABCNews.com.

Nadeau told ABC news that he plans to file a suit against Colleen Cote, Scott McCarthy and Marston this week, claiming, among other counts, fraud, theft by deception and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealings.

"We didn't misrepresent our identity," Colleen Cote told ABC News, explaining that she had permission to use the credit card from her husband. He works for his father and was authorized to use the company's card.

Colleen Cote said her father-in-law is "working on" reversing his position that the charges were unauthorized. She said the situation was a "whole big misunderstanding" and that she plans to respond to any suit brought by Nadeau.

Cook wrote that she believes that "Marston's continued criminal conduct and blatant disregard for the Court orders, despite being under the strictest form of supervision which can be afforded by this office, indicate that she has no intention of complying with the conditions of release imposed by this Court."

"Based upon these facts, it is this officer's opinion that Marston poses a very serious risk to the community at this time," Cook wrote to Judge McCafferty.

Marston is set for a hearing on June 14 related to the revocation of her supervised release before Chief Judge Steven J. McAuliffe in the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire.