Tag Archives: identity theft

SPOKANE — A Spokane woman whose identify was stolen by a serial thief wishes she could start all over with a new Social Security number. Without her knowledge, Jessica Frangione had ten credit cards opened in her name and thousand … Continue reading →

DETROIT (WWJ) – Eight individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges relating to identity theft, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced Friday. Charges in the indictment include use of counterfeit access devices, aggravated identity … Continue reading →

Source: FBI) – MIAMI—Federal charges were filed today against 40 defendants in 20 separate cases, dealing with thousands of stolen identities and millions of dollars of fraudulent identity theft tax filings. Today’s cases reaffirm the joint federal and local commitment … Continue reading →

Federal authorities Wednesday escalated their assault on the double-barreled crime of identity theft and tax fraud, arresting 30 South Florida suspects — including a Miami Gardens man facing a murder trial — on charges of filing fake returns totaling millions … Continue reading →

One neighborhood in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania has been targeted by identity thieves. Police say they suddenly noticed a spike in this type of crime and now they are trying to find a common thread that links all the … Continue reading →

A Buffalo woman was ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara Tuesday to serve a two-year prison term and pay full restitution of $29,100 on her conviction for aggravated identity theft. Nancy Taylor, 40, of Monroe Street, illegally … Continue reading →

A Northbrook, Ill., man claims he hired credit bureau and identity-protection outfit Equifax to protect him against a thief who had racked up fraudulent charges on his Capital One credit card. Equifax, he claims, then turned around and inadvertently sent … Continue reading →

FALLS COUNTY – The Falls County Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public that they have received reports regarding an identity theft scam recently. The latest target of these scams have been local Bank of America customers. Officials say the “scammers” … Continue reading →

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man who dressed as a woman as part of his scheme to pass bad checks has been sentenced to prison. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports (http://bit.ly/VQiIrJ ) that 44-year-old Paul Cannon, formerly of Davenport, … Continue reading →

BRATTLEBORO — A 38-year-old Brattleboro woman faces up to 12 years behind bars after being charged with identity theft. On Tuesday, Tanya L. Maskell pleaded not guilty to one count of felony false personation and one misdemeanor count of fraudulent … Continue reading →