Down and out in Beverly Hills; gave hoteliers the shaft
A man captured last month by local police after going on a nationwide spending spree claiming he was the son of a famous actor has pleaded guilty to commercial burglary.
Samuel Jackson, 23, of Beverly Hills, stole more than $250,000 from merchants on lavish stays at luxury hotels and expensive rental cars, authorities say.
The other charges against Jackson — defrauding an innkeeper, fraudulent use of an access card and auto theft — were dropped as part of his plea bargain, said Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office Jane Robison. An access card is a term used for a debit card, which Jackson allegedly used fraudulently to rent a BMW, among other things.
He will serve three years in state prison to run concurrent with his five-year felony probation violation, Robison said. He is still wanted in Oklahoma on similar charges.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 7, 2004. Read the original PDF.