Tag Archives: identity theft

Two Joplin residents say they are victims of identity theft. Now they are trying to clean up what is being called a “legal mess”. It’s happened during tax filing season when identity theft is more common. But police say criminals … Continue reading →

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed charges earlier this week against a Pasadena woman accused of using an Altadena resident’s credit cards to get cash and to shop at stores in Pasadena, Duarte and Los Angeles. Deputies didn’t … Continue reading →

A Byram woman has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft in connection with obtaining a bank loan in someone else’s name, then spending the proceeds. In a joint news release, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and FBI Special Agent in … Continue reading →

A traffic stop by Tulsa County sheriff’s deputies on Friday helped investigators uncover a huge identity theft operation. The investigation began when someone fired shots during a burglary at a storage facility on the night of April 4. No one … Continue reading →

Expect to see more cases of income-tax fraud like those involving Erkes Antwon Green, a man charged with bank fraud and being investigated for filing possibly more than 100 tax returns using others’ names. Atlanta police arrested him in February, … Continue reading →

A Lafayette woman is charged with four counts of identity theft after police say she stole over $4,000 from another person’s bank account. Police say Yvonne Trahan took the funds between January and March, but they did not specify how … Continue reading →

One of two San Bernardino women who police say tried to go on a spending spree with stolen identities was captured Thursday, April 4, when she returned to a Riverside County car dealership to complete a purchase. Monique Desiree Martinez, … Continue reading →

The University of Florida has notified almost 15,000 patients of a medical clinic that they may have fallen victim to identity theft. Letters were sent Tuesday to 14,339 patients of UF & Shands Family Medicine at Main following the arrest … Continue reading →

The discovery of several uneaten pizzas and empty boxes in a hotel room helped lead detectives to a man accused of using phony credit card information to feed himself and stay at hotels in Auburn for free, authorities said. Eric … Continue reading →

A township woman who was accused of allegedly defrauding FEMA of $12,000 and stealing the identities of her children to obtain goods was arrested again Wednesday afternoon on new charges of identity theft, authorities said. Angela Zane, 34, of Dunn … Continue reading →