Friday, February 10, 2012

Identity Theft Prevention - Fri Feb 10, 2012


ID theft suspects plead guilty
Hattiesburg American
All but one of the suspects arrested last year in an identity theft scheme have entered plea agreements. The suspects pleaded to counts in multiple cases on lengthy indictments in a series of hearings on Thursday and Feb. 3.
Identity theft discovered at tax time
Brownsville Herald
2 city in the nation for identity theft. At an identity theft summit last month for Rio Grande Valley law enforcement, Carlos Camacho, a Brownsville police officer, said the department often sees employment fraud complaints at the start of the year, ...
Workshop to highlight ways to avoid scams, fraud
So Md News
by JESSICA GOOLSBY, Staff writer Hugh Williams, administrator for the Identity Theft Program with the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, will offer a free seminar on consumer protection against fraud Feb. 16 at 1:30 pm at New Towne Village in ...
Out on bail, man arrested and hit with 197 counts of ID theft
Winnipeg Sun
A man once arrested for offering to sell his own baby on Craigslist has been slapped with a staggering number of identity theft -related charges while sitting in custody at a Manitoba jail. Jeremy Pete, 29, is facing 197 individual counts of identity ...
Card, ID thefts alleged
Albany Times Union
AMSTERDAM — A 19-year-old from Amsterdam is scheduled to appear Thursday in Glen Town Court to face grand larceny and identity theft charges after he allegedly made purchases on a debit card a customer left at a local hardware store.
Two Lafayette Hill Women Victims of Identity Theft
Patch.com
By Tom Sunnergren The Whitemarsh Police Department received two reports of identity theft on Feb. 3, according to documents the department provided Patch. A 59-year-old woman from Pear Tree Lane in Lafayette Hill told police that she had five credit ...
Ghosting Identity Theft Scams
Blogger News Network (blog)
by Identity Theft Speaker in All News New account fraud Identity theft can occur when someone opens a new credit card in your name, maxes it out, and doesn't pay the bill. Account takeover Identity theft can also occur when a bad guy gets your ...
How to get the IRS' attention: Forge nearly $8 million in tax returns, steal ...
Network World
By Michael Cooney, Network World A former Internal Revenue Service employee this week got 105 months in prison for pleading guilty to theft of government property and aggravated identity theft in a case where the guy tried to get away with nearly $8 ...
A glimpse inside the $234 billion world of medical ID theft
Government Health IT
It's no wonder that a stolen medical identity has a $50 street value, according to the World Privacy Forum – whereas a stolen social security number, on the other hand, only sells for $1. One form of healthcare fraud, known as medical identity theft...
The Media's Identity-Theft Blindspot
NumbersUSA (blog)
By Jeremy Beck, Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 10:47 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA When the media covers identity theft and fraud as an isolated story, it treats those crimes as serious felonies that adversely impact the lives of victims in real and ...
Arizona and Merchants Information Solutions Celebrating 100 Years -- One Day Apart
MarketWatch (press release)
Celebrating with the theme of "100 years of Integrity," Merchants is entering its second 100 years as a world-class leader in employment and tenant background screening and business ID Theft solutions. Merchants' centennial includes the company's ...
Escape tunnel doesn't help identity theft suspects
ABC Action News
In recent years the couple lived in an isolated Brooksville home. A home that was built more like a fortress with reinforced bars on the windows and doors, inferred security sensors, and a trap door under the stairs.

IRS moves more quickly to help identity theft victims
Sun-Sentinel (blog)
By Donna Gehrke-White Sun Sentinel The Internal Revenue Service in Plantation had shorter lines Wednesday as staffers processed more quickly the paperwork of identity theft victims. The agency's workerse were not turning away people as they had last ...


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