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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Identity Theft News - Sat Feb 4, 2012

Woman accused in ND of using stolen identity to get student loans says she ...
The Republic
AP GRAND FORKS, ND — A woman accused of stealing the identity of another person and using it to obtain student loans says she will plead guilty in North Dakota. Ngwisang Anyangwe is charged in federal court with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft ...

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Friday, February 3, 2012

Identity Theft News - Fri Feb 3, 2012

Lee detectives: I-75 traffic stop reveals identity theft tax scheme
Naples Daily News
During the interviews, both Ford and Moses admitted to the identity theft fraud. Reports say Moses explained the intricate details of the operation to detectives. Moses and Ford, both of Bradenton, are facing charges of 51 counts of fraud, ...

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FTC Identity Theft - Fri Feb 3, 2012

McLemore: Identity theft on the rise
The Commercial Dispatch
These days, he is the face victims see when they go to the Columbus Police Department to report a burglary, identity theft or other crime. A trend he has noticed lately is an increase in reports of identity theft. "What I'm seeing mostly is people ...

Navy Vets Charity Scammer Hiding in New Mexico?
ABC News
Elliott said the agency has a full time task force hunting for Thompson, who was charged in Ohio on counts of identity theft, fraud, and money laundering in connection to a bogus charity called the US Navy Veterans Association that raised more than ...

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Identity Theft Stories - Thu Feb 2, 2012

Car theft report leads to home of fugitive in fake ID scheme
Eagle Tribune
By Jim Patten jpatten@eagletribune.com LAWRENCE — Two men arrested in a stolen car case were found to be using stolen identities, and one of them was living at the last known address of Carmen Amada Beltre, a federal fugitive sought in a nationwide ...

IRS tax fraud crackdown targets identity thieves
USA TODAY
The Florida-to-Alaska sweep also included separate visits to 150 money service businesses in nine metropolitan areas considered at high risk for identity theft or tax refund fraud. "Identity thieves have figured out that if they can steal Social ...
ID theft victim launches nonprofits to help others
New Mexico Business Weekly (blog)
It's the nature of the business. So it's nice to get a reminder or an update on a story published months ago. Mark Medley called me last week to let me know he got his new nonprofit organization,ID Theft Resolution Ltd., up and running.

Back News News Stories State AG's Office Awarded $50000 Grant to Combat ...
SanTanValley.com
The Attorney General's office, local law enforcement agencies, and other stakeholders will hold a conference Tuesday, January 31 at 8:30 am to discuss critical issues facing the state in combatingidentity theft. Arizona ranks high nationally having ...
The IRS fails victims of identity theft, fraud
The News-Press
I wrote about the south Fort Myers man before when someone used his identity for a student loan — a fairly infrequent type of identity theft. The second way Burgess' stolen identity was used is not so rare. Burgess was one of 404000 victims of income ...

Tomorrow: 3 stories to watch in Arizona
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
The Arizona Attorney General's Office, law enforcement agencies, and other organizations will discuss critical issues facing the state in fighting identity theft. The goal of the meeting is to put Arizona “on the cutting edge” of identity theft ..

Facebook's New Timeline Feature: Will It Increase Users' Risk of Identity Theft?
Justia Verdict
Some privacy advocates and security experts believe that Timeline may also heighten a consumer's risk of identity theft. In this column, I will discuss how Timeline may exacerbate existing risks relating to social networking and identity theft.

Identity Theft Cases - Thu Feb 2, 2012

Groups work to combat identity theft in Arizona
KPHO Phoenix
By Stacy Haynes - email The Attorney General's office, local law enforcement and victims advocacy groups spent the day working on ways to help Arizonans fight identity theft. The first stakeholder meeting of the Arizona Identity Theft Coalition took ...

Facing prison for fraud, her life comes to an abrupt end
Duluth News Tribune
A prominent Minneapolis attorney called Frances Emily Jones a “classic hard-luck case.” On the same day that the Superior Telegram reported that Jones was involved in an identity-theft ring allegedly responsible for stealing more than $2 million, ...

Woman pleads guilty to role in senator's ID theft
WSB Atlanta
By Tom Jones A 21-year-old woman has admitted her role in an identity theft ring where a United States senator was a victim. Trianna Moss pleaded guilty to identity fraud and financial transaction card fraud. She was sentenced to five years probation ...

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Identity Theft News - Thu Feb 2, 2012

Reba McEntire, identity theft pilots picked up by ABC
Digital Spy
Elsewhere, ABC ordered a pilot for Prairie Dogs, a comedy about a nerd whose identity is stolen. Realizing that the thief is much cooler than him, he asks him to help him improve his life. The show is being developed by Jackie Filgo and Jeff Filgo, ...

Identity Theives Target Tax Returns
KZTV Action 10 News
For millions of Americans each year having a tax return rejected is the first indication that someone has stolen their identity. In Corpus Christi, police are already seeing a big increase in identity theft reports. It's a crime that can continue to ...

Florida woman, Illinois man indicted for identity theft, attempted bank fraud ...
al.com (blog)
By Kent Faulk -- The Birmingham News BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A Florida woman and a man from Illinois who were indicted by a federal grand jury in Birmingham today for conspiracy, attempted bank fraud and identity theft had tried to attach a secret ...
IRS says federal sweep against identity theft targets 105 people in 23 states ...
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government has swooped down on 105 people in 23 states in the past week as part of a nationwide crackdown on identity theft and tax refund fraud that was timed to warn cheats to beware this tax season, the Internal ...
IRS says 105 targeted in identity theft sweep
Newsday
Click here IRS says 105 targeted in identity theft sweep Originally published: January 31, 2012 1:04 PM Updated: January 31, 2012 2:14 PM By The Associated Press ALAN FRAM (Associated Press) (AP) -- The federal government has swooped down on 105 people ...
Houston man convicted of identity theft
KPRC Houston
One day after going on trial, a Houston man has pleaded guilty to identity theft. The trial for Joseph Russell, 30, started Monday. After hearing a portion of the government's evidence against him, he pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of access ...

FTC Identity Theft - Thu Feb 2, 2012

Identity Theft Crackdown Sweeps Across the Nation
Patch.com
The Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department recently announced the results of a massive national sweep cracking down on suspected identity theft perpetrators as part of a stepped-up effort against refund fraud and identity theft.

Police ID Two Men Involved in String of Thefts in Bucks, Montgomery Counties
Patch.com
Flego was subsequently arrested and charged with access device fraud, criminal conspiracy, theft,identity theft, receiving stolen property, criminal mischief, criminal attempt, possession of an access device knowing it to be counterfeit or altered, ...

Pilot Scoop: ABC Picks Up Reba McEntire's Country Comedy and Identity Theft Sitcom
TVLine
The network also picked up Prairie Dogs, a sitcom from That '70s Show's Jackie and Jeff Filgo, which centers on a nerdy guy whose identity is stolen by someone far cooler than he is – so cool, in fact, that he engages the con man to help boost his ...

thieves preying on tax returns
Sun-Sentinel
Meanwhile, the government has stepped up efforts to stop refund fraud and identify theft. This week, 16 people were charged in Miami, Pensacola and Tallahassee as part of a national identity theft crackdown that involved the potential theft of ...
IRS Spearheads Bid to Head Off ID Theft
Wall Street Journal
By LAURA SAUNDERS And KRISTINA PETERSON The federal government arrested 58 people over the past week in a national crackdown on identity theft led by the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice, the tax agency said Tuesday.

FTC Fines a Collector of Debt $2.5 Million
New York Times
Consumer complaints about debt collection companies consistently rank as the second-highest category among all complaints at the agency, behind identity theft. But in 2010, complaints jumped 17 percent to 140036, which represented 11 percent of all ...

IRS says 105 targeted in identity theft sweep
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By ALAN FRAM AP WASHINGTON — The federal government has swooped down on 105 people in 23 states in the past week as part of a nationwide crackdown on identity theft and tax refund fraud that was timed to warn cheats to beware this tax season, ...

Criminal Acts: Fowl Bandit, Drug Possession and Identity Theft
Patch.com
By Corinne Speckert Gilroy police responded to an assortment of calls from Thursday through Monday, from car accidents to thefts to graffiti. Here's a selection from the latest press report. 7:30 pm—A man was booked into county jail after he was found ...

North Dakota man accused of stealing his 10-year-old son's identity
Bismarck Tribune
He also faces an April 9 sentencing in Cass County on forgery and theft charges. In addition, he faces new charges of identity theft and property theft for allegedly using his son's Social Security number to open a bank account and pass $65000 in bad ...