Social Media Identity Theft News - Fri Nov 4, 2011

Woman accused of social network identity theft to go on trial New Zealand Herald Amending New Jersey's identity theft law could prompt a review of numerous other laws, said Iowa lawyer Megan Erickson, who blogs about social media and the law. "If the legislature specifically references online conduct in one statute, should it take ... Case Against NJ Woman Charged With Identity Theft Via Facebook ... By Megan J. Erickson After setting up a fake Facebook profile for her ex, Dana Thornton finds herself fighting a fourth-degree identity theft charge in New Jersey courts. She's accused of impersonating her ex-boyfriend, and making personal statements she attributed ...

Social Media Law News » identity theft Yesterday New Jersey Superior Court Judge David Ironson refused to dismiss an indictment charging a woman with identity theft for allegedly adversely ... socialmedialawnews.com/tag/identity-theft/ NJ Woman Prosecuted for Facebook ID Theft - MediaPost NJ Woman Prosecuted for Facebook ID Theft - 11/03/2011. ... New Jersey is one of the first states to see an actual prosecution for identity theft on social media. ... www.mediapost.com/.../nj-woman-prosecuted-for-facebook-id... Fake Facebook Pages Are Now ID Theft, Judge Says | NBC Bay Area Her lawyer argued that New Jersey's law didn't address electronic communications or social media as a means for identity theft and therefore the charges ... www.nbcbayarea.com/.../Fake-Facebook-Pages-Are-Now-ID-... Belleville woman charged with identity theft on Facebook - News 12 Roberts argued that current statutes don't cover social media sites. ... the State Senate that would clarify existing identity theft laws to include internet websites. ... Find Identity Theft Answers at: www.identity-theft-answers.com