Honestly, it technically and legally is HIS money.
If it's under his name and social security number, it is legally his. While "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind", the kid took $8,000 ONCE. The guy was an identity thief for EIGHT YEARS, amassing a fair amount of debt, and even went to police using the kid's name.
Whether he did it to make a new life for himself or whatever, enough is enough. He deserves to go to prison for what he did; it'll follow the kid his whole life. The kid should be on probabtion, have to repay the money to the man's family, and do community service.
My 2 cents.
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