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Saturday, June 24, 2006

3 accused (Identity Theft Prevention) of running South Bay ID theft ring


3 accused of running South Bay ID theft ring
Daily Breeze - The three operated an identity theft ring that so far has 36 victims, mostly in the South Bay, police said. "She was a teller at a credit union and she would get copies of checks and membership applications," Glendale police Detective Lisa Muzquiz
Source: www.dailybreeze.com

Eat, Drink and Be Miriam
Fayetteville Observer - Merit: For legislators in the House who unanimously approved a bill to help veterans at risk of identity theft because of the security breach this year affecting 26.5 million veterans. Putting a hold on credit gives consumers a weapon for fighting
Source: www.fayettevillenc.com

The data-theft scandal
journalnews.com - Free credit monitoring for a year is the least that the federal government can do for the millions of veterans who are at risk of identity theft because their personal information was stolen last month. It's an expensive, but necessary, precaution
Source: www.thejournalnews.com

Becoming a victim of identity theft isn't just for the other person
1960 Sun - Hitting the lottery, being struck by lightening, and becoming a victim of identity theft share a seemingly common trait - they rarely occur, and when they do it's always to someone else. That may be true for the lottery and lightening, but when it
Source: www.zwire.com

Man gets jail sentence in hospital fraud cases
Reading Eagle - Sullivan was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, identity theft, and forgery. He was arrested in August. The case was prosecuted in Montgomery County. Investigators with the state attorney general's insurance fraud section gave this
Source: www.readingeagle.com