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Hood River County law enforcement agencies are struggling to keep up with identity theft and other crimes related to methamphetamine use. Local officials believe that more manpower is needed to hold ground in that fight.
Source: www.hoodrivernews.com

SunTrust Bank First to Offer Clients Free Equifax Credit Watch(TM) With Selected Checking Accounts
According to a new consumer awareness survey, more than 85 percent of Americans are concerned about the threat of identity theft, yet less than half believe they're taking the right steps to protect their identity and their credit health.
Source: sys-con.com

Loan underwriter pleads guilty to wire fraud, ID theft
RICHMOND, Va. -- A mortgage loan underwriter who faked the sale of her home--and then her own death--pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the federal prosecutor's office said.
Source: www.dailypress.com

Lawmakers debating identity theft bill
The Minnesota Legislature is considering whether Minnesotans would have to be the victims of identity theft before they could freeze their credit reports
Source: www.kare11.com

Cops Say Woman Charged Surgery to Bosses
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. (AP) - A woman stole her employer's credit cards and identity to steal more than $12,000, some of which went for breast enlargement surgery, police allege. Jerri Ann Cozza, 35, was booked into the Spokane County Jail on Monday for investigation of 27 counts of first-degree identity theft, 26 counts of forgery and three counts of second-degree theft. While working for Liberty
Source: www.startribune.com

Fact Sheet: the President's Identity Theft Task Force
Today, President Bush Signed An Executive Order Creating The Nation's First Ever "Identity Theft Task Force."
Source: www.whitehouse.gov