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Missouri Trooper stops Identity Thief, finds 66 Counterfeit Drivers Licenses, 103 Social Security numbers, forged checks and more…………
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – (September 11, 2008) John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Kan., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing dozens of counterfeit driver’s licenses as well as implements used to make more identification documents. The 42 year old identity thief [...]
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STATE PRISONERS CHARGED PHONE CALLS TO IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS - SOME VICTIMS WERE MENTALLY DISABLED
Jefferson City, Mo.- (March 2008) John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man who was formerly incarcerated in a state prison and a Jefferson City, Mo., woman who was formerly employed by the Missouri Department of Revenue were each sentenced in federal court [...]
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Allegedly Stole Identity Information to Obtain Over $1 Million in Credit, and Over $184,000 in Goods and Services
Baltimore, Maryland - Earlier this year a grand jury indicted six individuals on fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in a scheme in which they obtained credit in excess of $1.15 million, and goods and services worth over $184,000, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. The indictment was returned [...]
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“GODFATHER” PLEADS GUILTY - FRAUDULENT IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS
ATLANTA, GA (Sept. 12 2008)- A 36 year-old man from Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to conspiracy to manufacture and sell fraudulent Government identification documents, including Social Security cards, Permanent Resident cards, and driver’s licenses, and to identification document fraud and aggravated identity theft. Seven other defendants previously pleaded guilty [...]
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Mail Theft - Leading Cause of Identity Theft
When we think about identity theft, we tend to think of people stealing credit cards, hijacking banking information, and intercepting other key pieces of information. What most people don’t stop to realize is where such identity theft commonly originates. Yet reality is that most identity theft originates from mail theft.
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“File Segregation”: New Identity is Bad Idea
If you have filed for bankruptcy, you may be the target of a credit repair scheme called “file segregation.” In this scheme, you are promised a chance to hide unfavorable credit information by establishing a new credit identity. That may sound perfect, especially if you’re afraid that you won’t get any credit as long as [...]
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Kansas City winding trail identity theft
2 Men Allowed Into Home to Install Satellite TV turns into Identity Theft
In Kansas City, Kansas three people were charged with wire fraud in May, 2008 in a criminal complaint filed by federal agents who described how they followed a winding paper trail of false names, addresses, Social Security numbers, credit cards and bank accounts. [...]


