Tag Archives: identity theft

Reports are coming in (via @CFHeather) that a former Obama ’08 staffer – one Zach Edwards, formerly with the 2008 Obama campaign in Iowa and currently up until the arrest working for Link Strategies*, a company affiliated with Sen. Tom … Continue reading →

St. Paul, Minn. — Federal prosecutors filed charges Friday against a dozen people suspected of being part of a Minnesota-based identity theft ring that stole more than $2 million from banks and businesses in 14 states. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html The group created … Continue reading →

Local authorities in Atlanta have warned area senior citizens to beware a possible identify theft scam purporting to be part of the stimulus program. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html Officials of Fulton County put out the alert after seeing application forms to receive a … Continue reading →

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A year-long investigation has resulted in the arrest of an identity theft ring’s principle operatives. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html 30-year-old Lawrence aka Worm Purtzer and 21-year-old Cody aka Crack Head Harders were the leaders of the operation. They were … Continue reading →

A Ferndale woman who allegedly dressed up as her dead mother to fraudulently collect pension benefits pleaded guilty to theft and forgery Thursday, Jan. 12, in Whatcom County Superior Court. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html Loewen B. Craft, 60, could face up to four … Continue reading →

Daniel J. Nichter, a former Franklin County development director and Hilliard city councilman, was sentenced today to four years in prison for stealing the identities of licensed appraisers as part of a mortgage-fraud scheme. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html Nichter, 51, of Snowberry Lane … Continue reading →

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says seven people have been arrested in an identity theft scheme that netted more than $1 million in products and gift cards by tapping consumer charge accounts in four states. … Continue reading →

TRENTON — A 61-year-old woman was arraigned Friday on five charges of fraud and identify theft for writing checks in another woman’s identity and making fake licenses. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html Julia Loretta Graham of Detroit was arrested and arraigned after a 43-year-old … Continue reading →

A Georgia teenager is facing felony charges after investigators say he unknowingly stole the Social Security number of a senior White House official and tried to apply for a credit card. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html Austin Townsend, 17, of Douglas County is being … Continue reading →

Who is protecting your date of birth? The obvious answer should be “you.” Who else is legally required to protect consumer birth dates in times when so many people have their date of birth visible on their Facebook page? Why … Continue reading →