Tag Archives: identity theft

Authorities report identity theft is becoming more frequent, particularly among the elderly. Nearly nine million people have their identities stolen each year. According to Equifax, Alabama ranked 10th in the FTC Consumer Sentinel’s list of the states with the highest … Continue reading →

A former Minnesota state employee is among four women charged in an alleged identity theft ring. Ramsey County prosecutors allege the ring stole hundreds of identities. Forty-nine-year-old Roxanne Deflorin of St. Paul, a former state worker, faces one count of identity theft … Continue reading →

A South Florida police officer is facing federal fraud charges. The FBI arrested Sweetwater detective William Garcia on Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office reports that Garcia is charged using a counterfeit access device and aggravated identity theft. Authorities say Garcia participated in … Continue reading →

A Brooklyn resident charged with identity theft stole more than $11,000 from a victim’s account before an alert teller rejected an attempt to withdraw more and set police on his case, police said. On Monday, police were called to the … Continue reading →

Chequlia Motley of Montgomery, Ala., was recently sentenced to 36 months in prison for stealing identities from state databases and selling them to co-conspirators. Motley, a former employee of the Alabama State Employees’ Insurance Board, accessed the personal information of … Continue reading →

A 34-year-old woman accused of identity theft, counterfeiting, child abuse and a string of other charges was airlifted to a hospital in Salt Lake City after leading officers on a high speed chase through multiple counties in central Wyoming, according … Continue reading →

The Portland Police Bureau is asking for the public’s help in identifying an ID thief that is using stolen credit cards taken from a stroller at the Oregon Zoo. The victim was at the Oregon Zoo in the evening of … Continue reading →

A Cottage Grove woman was sentenced to nearly five years in prison last week after pleading guilty to numerous charges stemming from her collection of more than $200,000 in Social Security benefits meant for a man in her care. On … Continue reading →

A Bronx, NY man was arrested early Friday in connection to fraud committed at a Westport bank a few years ago. Meischan Mamby, 29, was charged with second-degree identity theft, third-degree larceny, and first-degree forgery relating to incidents of fraud … Continue reading →

A former Lane County Sheriff’s Deputy who police see began to use methamphetamine has been charged with a string of burglaries and thefts. Darren Fox, a 44-year-old former deputy and Coburg police officer, faces charges of unauthorized use of a … Continue reading →