Fighting Back Against Identity Theft Jolene Reilly 9/15/2007 – Last year there were over 300,000 cases of identity theft in North Carolina alone. State Attorney General Roy Cooper says “This is costing businesses billions of dollars, but it’s also costing everyday people their good name and their reputation and also a lot of out of…

Identity theft, young adults at high risk Michael Calvillo 9/14/2007 – Studies showed that identity theft is not much of a concern to young adults. With technological advances, young adults are spending more time online-putting themselves at a high risk of exposing sensitive information. People between the ages of 18 and 29 experienced the highest…

Authorities Seek 2nd Suspect In Nursing Home Identity Theft STEPHEN THOMPSON 9/14/2007 – ST. PETERSBURG – Investigators are looking for a second suspect in a scheme that used the identities of 16 nursing home patients to open charge accounts at stores. One woman, a former certified nursing assistant at Apollo Health & Rehabilitation Center, was…

Identity Theft in the Valley Meg Gatto 9/13/2007 – According to the Staunton Police Department, one in three people will be victims of identity theft once in their lifetime. The number of fake e-mails asking for personal information being sent to people is on the rise. Cpl. Kristie Siron says these e-mail are one of…

Avoiding identity theft WWAY 9/12/2007 – WILMINGTON — Handling personal finances online is often easier than doing it the old fashioned way. But with identity theft becoming more common, consumers need to be careful. Local experts on identity theft say the best way to deal with online theft online is to try and avoid it…

Child was ID theft victim Kelly Puente9/12/2007 – LAKEWOOD – Authorities on Wednesday released more information on the arrest of a Lakewood man suspected of identity theft. Clayton Stewart was arrested on Monday morning and charged with aggravated identity theft and access device fraud, after agents from the U.S. Postal Inspectors service served a warrant…

Grand jury indicts for bank fraud, identity theft Marie Price 9/10/2007 – OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal grand jury meeting in Oklahoma City has issued indictments accusing several individuals of financial-related crimes including identity theft, bank fraud, counterfeiting and conspiracy. Latest Law News Appeals court upholds Fisher conviction10th Circuit Court dismisses state’s appeal in Tahlequah…

Guarding your identity Gene Walden 9/8/2007 – If you become the victim of identity theft — and the chances of that are becoming more likely every year — you could face a seemingly endless series of intrusions into your personal financial affairs, as one Maple Grove woman recently learned. What’s worse, it’s a crime that…

Identity theft convict sentenced to 30 years Debra Barayuga 9/8/2007 – A Honolulu man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for stealing the identity and land belonging to Kauai businessman John Elwin, who was found killed in the Philippines in 2006. Circuit Judge Michael Town granted the state’s motion yesterday to have Henry Ponce…

Students fall victim to identity fraud Mark Dent 9/4/2007 – Sara Shannon just wants her passport back. She became a victim of identity fraud, , when a thief stole her wallet that contained her credit card, driver’s license and passport. “Nothing will ever buy back the stamps in my passport from my summer travels,” Shannon,…