Human Resources Canada faces 4 lawsuits over lost data
...10,000 students took out OSAP loans during that time. Lindsay Gyori is a former student from Windsor and worries about identity theft. "I have no control over who that person is or what that person...
View ArticleOrlando, N.Y. criminals stole millions in tax refund fraud
...with Social Security numbers who don't pay federal taxes if they are living on the island. IRS officials have made identity theft a top priority and spent the last two years cracking down on...
View ArticleParalegal sentenced in theft of $400,000 from Foley lawyer which destroyed...
...Attorney George May. Williamson will serve 40 months for one count of bank fraud and 24 months for one count of aggravated identity theft. She will serve the sentences concurrently and then be...
View ArticleFlorida's Identity-Theft Rate Dwarfs Others
...identity theft as Florida. Nevada is No.6 and even carrying the full weight of Sin City reports only 30% as many victims of identity theft as does Florida. Same thing for Arizona, which like Florida...
View ArticleIdentity thieves don't steal just credit cards
Not all that long ago, many of us thought we only had to watch our credit cards to avoid ID theft. If the crooks didn't get the numbers on our plastic, we thought, they couldn't live it up and go on a...
View ArticleProposed Rule Could Help Kids Replace Stolen Social Security Numbers
...they support the idea, though they suggested raising the age of those eligible for new numbers to 18 and under, since many identity-theft victims might not realize they've been victimized until they...
View ArticleWhy Texans Should Be Most Worried About Identity Theft
...it's no secret just how problematic it can be to fall victim to identity theft, a recent study shows that people may be more exposed to the crime than they realize. "For $10, anyone is able to buy...
View ArticleEx-bank manager charged in theft of $28K
...Bank of Georgia branch on Bethelview Road in west Forsyth, is charged with three counts each of third degree forgery and identity fraud, Forsyth News reports. She also faces one count each of...
View Article4 guilty in identity theft, tax fraud ring
...wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Christopher Edwards , of Eutaw, Ala., pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated identity theft. Authorities say the four used stolen personal information and...
View ArticleFormer employee of contractor obtained Balt. Co. workers' personal data
Man to be extradited to Md. to face unrelated identity-theft charges Baltimore County authorities say they found Social Security numbers and other personal information from more than 12,000 current and...
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