ID Theft Bill Passes House, Awaits Senators Possessing other people’s IDs and credit card information in Florida isn’t necessarily a crime. Police have to prove the person with the info plans to commit fraud. In less than three minutes, the Florida House passed a bill to protect people from identity theft. Representative Larry Ahern is…

Congress considering bills to protect against tax fraud and ID theft Hard-hit by tax fraud, several of Florida’s representatives to Congress are trying to build better laws that will protect individuals from fraud and ID theft. On Monday, Miami-area Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Joe Garcia and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen all promoted legislation to put an end…

South Florida Reps File Bills To Crackdown On Identity Theft MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s no secret that South Florida is a hot bed for identity theft, but many people don’t realize that the state also leads the nation when it comes to federal tax return identity theft. So on Tax Day, April 15th, several congressional…

Sacred Art Tattoo in Flat Rock admits tossing sensitive documents FLAT ROCK, Mich. (WJBK) – The tattoos may be sacred, but your personal information may not be. Fox 2 found company documents containing client’s personal information, including birth certificates, drivers licenses, social security numbers and credit card information. We talked owner Steve Fisher Sunday night.…

More sensitive documents found in central Indiana dumpster It was only a few weeks ago that 13 Investigates uncovered hundreds of personal records trashed in an open dumpster. Now, another tip has led to the discovery of more files containing private information like Social Security numbers for anyone to take. The files were very easy…

Driving School Busted for Identity Theft, Fraud The owner and clerk of a Colorado driving school were in court on Wednesday, accused of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, Social Security fraud and bribery. The two were accused of falsely certifying applicants for Colorado driver’s licenses and instruction permits who could…

Florida Legislator Thinks He Has Solution For Identity Theft Epidemic This is fitting. There’s no debating the fact that Florida has been the epicenter of the identity theft epidemic lately. This past year the state claimed 9 of the 10 top spots on one ID theft statistics list and it ranked #1 for tax return…

Feinstein Cosponsors ID Theft Legislation U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Tuesday that they have cosponsored the Identify Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, which targets tax refund identity scams. “I am pleased to join Sen. Nelson as a cosponsor of the Identify Theft and Tax…

With Florida at epicenter of tax ID thefts, Nelson pushes for tougher penalties ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 ORLANDO) – Just days before Uncle Sam’s tax deadline, there’s disturbing news about thieves stealing tax returns: Nine of the 10 hardest-hit cities in the nation are in Florida — and Orlando is on the list. Adriana…

Sensitive documents found in dumpster INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Indiana’s Attorney General is investigating after sensitive documents turned up inside a dumpster in Fishers. They were found in a dumpster behind a Shell station at Interstate 69 and 116th Street. Investigators for the state’s Attorney General showed up to take the paperwork back to their office.…