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Saturday, July 15, 2006

ID Theft - Police charge suspect in fatal ID theft case


Police charge suspect in fatal ID theft case
Winchester Sun, KY - Jul 7, 2006... authorities at the Clark County Sheriff's Office. He was charged with theft of identity, a class D felony. He will not face more serious ...

Suspect sought in theft of identity
The Republican, MA - Jun 12, 2006By GEORGE GRAHAM. WESTFIELD - Police are attempting to determine the identity of a man who stopped an elderly woman's mail last month ...

What VA should do now about identity theft
The Courier News, IL - Jun 14, 2006... The passport will be used to help establish innocence of any crime related to the theft of identity with law enforcement, creditors and credit bureaus. ...

Two charged with theft of identity after ATM raids, purchases and ...
News-Leader.com, MO - Jun 15, 2006Two Springfield residents have been charged with identity theft for allegedly stealing the identity of an acquaintance and withdrawing more than $3,000 from ...

Police searching for escapees
Appalachian News-Express, KY - Jun 28, 2006... Dwayne D. Williams was serving time because of a probation violation in a case in which he was charged with theft of identity. Pikeville ...

Friday, July 14, 2006

Madison man indicted (Phishing) for rape 


Madison man indicted for rape 
A Madison County Grand Jury indicted 12 people Thursday, including a man involved in a sex-related crime.

Ohio bill would ease freezing credit reports 
Ohio consumers could freeze access to their credit information more easily under a new bill in the General Assembly prompted by the recent rash of identity theft cases, including one at Ohio University.

POLICE REPORTS - Florence Recorder 
Timothy Jordan, 50, 1335 Eads Road, Verona, driving under the influence, Salem Creek Road, Verona, June 10.

10 steps VA should take in wake of its data breach 
So far I am not impressed with the Department of Veterans Affairs' response to the recent theft of data that jeopardizes the identities of 26.5 million people who rely on the VA.

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Saline County Mail Carrier Arrested for ID Theft


Saline County Mail Carrier Arrested for ID Theft
KATV, AR - Jul 11, 2006Benton - Benton police say countless people have been victims of identity theft at the hands of one man. Investigators say some ...

Can this man stop ID theft?
Lowell Sun, MA - Jun 28, 2006By TOM SPOTH, Sun Staff. A Lowell native is trying to revolutionize the banking and credit card industries with an invention he claims ...

Commerce Insurance Joins the Fight against ID Theft by Providing ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - 7 hours agoWEBSTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2006--Commerce Insurance Company announced today that they have joined together with Identity Theft 911(TM) to offer ...

No grandiose goals as police try to stem ID theft wave
WWMT, MI - Jul 10, 2006(NEWS 3) - More than 7,000 people in Michigan reported being the victims of identity theft in last year. The Federal Trade Commission ...

Security lapses, ID theft making SSN obsolete
Snohomish County Herald Business Journal, WA - Jun 30, 2006A map with a faulty road grid is more hindrance than help. A telephone number with one incorrect digit won�t make the intended connection. ...

Research center takes aim at ID theft
Computer Partner, Netherlands - Jun 28, 2006A group of schools, vendors and government agencies are banding together to fight identity fraud and theft through the creation of a research center at Utica ...

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

10 things the (Credit Card Protection) VA should do about identity theft 


10 things the VA should do about identity theft 
To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan. This is the stated mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

10 steps VA should take in wake of its data breach 
So far I am not impressed with the Department of Veterans Affairs' response to the recent theft of data that jeopardizes the identities of 26.5 million people who rely on the VA.

JOB OPENINGS 
BARNEGAT Road workers paving Barnegat Boulevard ruptured a main gas line yesterday afternoon, causing the evacuation of a nursery school and private homes located in the immediate area.

Madison man indicted for rape 
A Madison County Grand Jury indicted 12 people Thursday, including a man involved in a sex-related crime.

City couple indicted for assaulting police officer 
PINEVILLE - A Middlesboro couple has been formally indicted by a Bell County Grand Jury on charges relating to allegedly hiding out in a store and assaulting a police officer.

POLICE REPORTS - Erlanger Recorder 
Stephanie L. Durham, 36, 2802 Euclid Ave., Cincinnati, possession of drug paraphernalia, June 12.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Barren County Circuit court (Identity Theft Prevention)


Barren County Circuit court
Glasgow Daily Times - Stephanie Perry, 26, of Cave City, pleaded guilty to charges of theft of identity — two counts; and fraudulent use of credit/ debit card over $100. Investigations by Detective Rusty Anderson of the Barren County Sheriff’s Office, Detective Ronnie

City couple indicted for assaulting police officer
Daily News - Michael Lynn Brock, 33, of Manchester; indicted on theft of identity of another without consent, giving an officer false name or address, no or expired registration plate, no or expired Kentucky registration receipt, failure to produce insurance

Fighting identity theft
Nashville City Paper - And Stevens said that it was not only the theft of identity, but also dream-stealing, in that the theft of the identity not only is costly from a financial standpoint, but often times ruins the credit of its victims, thereby denying them the

State body armor used in Austintown robbery came from woman
Akron Beacon Journal - Consumer fearing theft of identity could block opening of accounts Ohio consumers could freeze access to their credit information more easily under a new bill in the General Assembly prompted by the recent rash of identity theft cases, including one

Monday, July 10, 2006

Crime watch (Credit Card Protection)


Crime watch
Corvallis Gazette Times, OR - Jun 24, 2006... vehicle. Victim said it was the second time in the last two months. CREDIT CARD THEFT � 1:11 pm, 1300 block SW E Ave., Corvallis. Amy ...

Alleged Thieves Turn Themselves In
WTOV9.com, OH - Jun 23, 2006A husband and wife suspected of credit card theft turned themselves in to police Friday morning. Frank Staskey, Jr. and Michelle ...

Va. fugitive caught after carjacking
Altoona Mirror, PA - Jun 13, 2006... surrendering. Turner is wanted in Virginia on felony warrants for child abuse, credit card theft and theft of a motor vehicle. A ...

Northern Monmouth Police Blotter
Asbury Park Press, NJ - Jun 28, 2006... MONMOUTH MALL: Alania Strong, 20, of Neptune was charged June 3 with credit card theft, fraudulent use of a credit card and identity theft at Boscovs by ...

Will India's sloppy data security repatriate American jobs?
Email Battles, IA - Jul 6, 2006... quality. Data is regularly hauled out of datacenters by the case, for sale to parties unknown. Credit card theft is common. According ...

The Matworld 7 Signs Of The Apocalypse
RedState, VA - Jul 8, 2006... c)Fraud- Phishing, spam, credit card theft, keystroke monitoring, viruses, African business people offering millions, identity theft, the Irish lottery, money ...

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Cellphone Retailer Prosecuted for Fraud  (Identity Theft)


Cellphone Retailer Prosecuted for Fraud 
The owner of a mobile phone retail shop chain in Brooklyn, New York has pleaded guilty to charges of theft over a US$2 million scheme to defraud his customers. Mayer Vaknin, the owner of Cellular Island, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and identity theft.

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Nation briefs 
COLORADOGovernor discusses identity theft Gov. Bill Owens, above, held a news conference Wednesday in Denver with Rick Grice, executive director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Owens addressed a report Grice's office completed on Social Security number fraud in Colorado. Thousands of people have had their numbers stolen, then used by others to get jobs, leaving some struggling

How to guard your identity 
Dear Savvy Senior: With all the news last month about the identity theft of our U.S. veterans, it got me thi...

Owens plans release of ID theft investigation 
Gov. Bill Owens called a news conference today to release the results of an investigation by the state Department of Labor into identity theft and the misuse of Social Security numbers in Colorado.

Identity theft: A perpetrator's tale of easy money snatched online 
For computer-savvy thieves like Shiva Brent Sharma, the Internet has forged new conduits for the crime, both as a means of stealing identity and account information and as the place to use it.

Credit Card Protection - ID Theft Could Be Curbed If Records Were Kept In Secure Locations


ID Theft Could Be Curbed If Records Were Kept In Secure Locations
CBS News - (AP) Every month seems to bring another episode of sensitive personal information escaping into the wild because a corporate or government laptop computer is lost or stolen. A common response is a lot of hand-wringing over how the data should have

Co-founder of ID theft Web site sentenced
Macon Telegraph - NEWARK, N.J. - The co-founder of a Web site that investigators claimed was one of the largest online centers for trafficking in stolen identity information and credit cards was sentenced Thursday to two years and eight months in prison. The sentence

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How to avoid ID theft
Modesto Bee - The phone call shocked Robert Nelson. A representative from Bank of the West's fraud division contacted Nelson to say he had been robbed. Thieves had duplicated his debit card, figured out his personal identification number and withdrawn $1,500 from