Woman arrested in ID theft JOE MARUSAK 8/28/2007 – STATESVILLE –Iredell County sheriff’s investigators have arrested and charged a Statesville woman in the theft of her deceased uncle’s identity to obtain credit cards, Sheriff Phil Redmond said in a news release. Investigators charged Karen Marie Woods, 39, with six counts of identity theft and one…

Identity-theft suspect pleads guilty in plea deal – Gary Klien 8/26/2007 – A man charged with running an identity-theft operation with links to Marin, Florida and Oregon has pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors. Ales Obrstar, 34, of San Francisco was arrested last month after his box at Mailbox Services in San Rafael was…

Identity Theft Scam Targets Midtown Restaurant Customers News Desk 8/25/2007 – Customers who used credit cards to charge their meal at Paulette’s Restaurant in Midtown Memphis may be victims of an identity theft scam. Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies who make up the ALERT Squad (Area Law Enforcement Retailers Team) linked purchases to an employee at…

Protect a good name Gene Walden 8/25/2007 – Before he became a financial adviser, Mike Miller was a police officer for 20 years and a graduate of the FBI National Academy. That’s why Miller was a little surprised to find himself the victim of identity theft — not once, not twice, but on three separate…

Identity Theft Expert Points to Organized Crime and Warns that Identity Thieves Target All Demographics IDTheftSecurity.com 8/25/2007 – According to various reports, last week authorities arrested members of an identity theft ring that was targeting members of the Forbes 400 list. Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, said…

Severn man gets 6 years for identity theft Sun reporter 8/20/2007 – A Severn man was sentenced to more than six years in prison today and ordered to pay restitution of at least $120,000 for stealing people’s identities and gaining access to private and corporate credit counts, federal prosecutors said. Ronald Steven Williams II, 32,…

Ex-hospital worker to serve 2 years for identity theft, fraud By a Sun reporter 8/19/2007 – A former hospital employee has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for identity theft and bank fraud, the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s office announced today. Nicole Jenise Stevenson, 25, of Baltimore, began working at Harbor Hospital in…

Government Busts Identity Theft Ring That Targeted Forbes 400 Richest Sharon Gaudin 8/18/2007 – Government authorities arrested and indicted five members of an alleged identity theft ring that was targeting billionaires from Forbes magazine’s ranking of the 400 richest Americans. Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced on Thursday that the defendants — four of…

Disney-Area Waitress Accused Of Identity Theft Scheme WFTV.Com 8/17/2007 – ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County authorities said they nabbed a woman who developed an identity theft scheme to cash in on Orlando’s popular tourist attractions. ——————————————————————————– PROTECT YOURSELF: Identity Theft And Fraud Protection Information ——————————————————————————– Detectives originally arrested Ashley Day because she had a…

Homeowners at risk of identity theft Fair Investment Company 8/15/2007 – New concerns about identity theft have been raised in connection with information stored on the Land Registry website, a government resource that registers title to land in England and Wales. It also registers dealings, such as sales or mortgages, with registered land. The register…