Seattle Times - Nelson is one of 11 defendants facing federal charges as a result of “Operation Name Game,” a lengthy investigation of a sophisticated new form of identity theft that exploits the surprisingly easy process for legally changing names over and over

Identity theft the topic of tv show through Thursday
Miami Herald - You’ll learn the answers on Consumer Sense Cable TAP, Miami-Dade County’s community access television channel, at 5 a.m. daily and 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Thursday. If you don’t have cable TV, the show is also broadcast at

Commentary: Real ID program will violate our rights, lack
Albuquerque Tribune - That information would be stored in a national database available to government employees at all levels, putting every American at risk of identity theft and security breaches. Ultimately, Real ID could pave the way for a society that tracks Americans

SafeMedia Corp. Tells Senate Hearing “There Is a Smokescreen of
Earthtimes - SafeMedia’s technology was developed to address illegal sharing of copyrighted materials on contaminated P2P networks and how it will help to protect consumers, students, businesses and our national security from the serious privacy, identity theft

Business owner pleads guilty in immigration case
La Crosse Tribune - ELKHORN, Wis. The owner of a Whitewater firm where immigration officials staged a raid a year ago, arresting 25 suspected illegal immigrants, has pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy to commit identity theft. Allen L. Petrie, 48, who owns

Pause! Best not go to tape when you’re on the phone
New York Daily News - Hard to know what to believe How to protect your child from identity theft danger I kid you not, child ID theft is often perpetrated by parents Postdated checks can pose costly headaches for payer Be specific! Maybe not on pay demands, job seekers

US service personnel at risk of ID theft
The Register - SAIC expects to spend between $7m and $9m - approximately 0.1 per cent of its annual revenues - dealing with the consequences of the lapse, though this figure could be larger if widespread identity theft occurs. The firm has retained security giant

Outsourcing of tax collection may end
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - The Ways and Means Committee held hearings in May regarding other alleged problems with private debt collection, including abuse and harassment of taxpayers and the danger of identity theft. Such private debt collection also is under fire in the

ID theft linked to web use
MSN UK News - People who use internet networking sites could be putting themselves at risk of becoming victims of identity theft, a credit information group has warned. Equifax said people who were members of sites such as MySpace, Bebo, Facebook and Friends

No criminal ID theft yet from Certegy breach
MSN MoneyCentral - Fortunately, this breach appears to have been contained before any identity theft or theft from consumer bank accounts could occur,” McCollum said in a release. Certegy, a St. Petersburg-based company that provides check authorization services to

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