Forbes - Since US-VISIT began in 2004, DHS has used biometric identifiers to prevent the use of fraudulent documents, protect visitors from identity theft, and stop thousands of criminals and immigration violators from entering the country. US-VISIT, in

Sleeping homeless man is killed by crashing car
San Diego Union-Tribune - Woman to spend a year in jail for identity theft SAN DIEGO: A former Sharp HealthCare employee who was convicted of identity theft and who used part of the money for breast-augmentation surgery was sentenced Wednesday to one year in jail. Lynette

Company Profile for CAREINGTON International Corporation
Forbes - The company provides a range of membership programs - from dental, medical, pharmacy, vision and chiropractic to legal, tax, child/eldercare, concierge and identity theft - that deliver significant savings to more than seven million members

Witness recalls ‘weird’ question
Batavia Sun - Authorities believe Hanson stole more than $80,000 from his parents in what prosecutor Michael Wolfe called a “rather sophisticated financial scam” involving identity theft, credit card fraud, forgery and mail fraud. When Hanson’s sister, Katherine

Alexandria juvenile accused of identity theft
Alexandria Daily Town Talk - Alexandria police reported charging a 14-year-old boy with identity theft Thursday after receiving notice from the Lafayette Parish Sheriff s Office. According to information provided, a Carencro man alleged his nephew in Alexandria used the man

1 freed, 1 held in theft case
Philadelphia Inquirer - Deangelo for two issues: charges of receiving stolen property, identity theft, and related offenses, and her 14-year-old daughter’s truancy. Hails, wearing a long striped sweater, leggings, a short denim skirt, and shackles, looked like a teen herself

Lawmakers call for probe into theft of Blue Cross laptop
Newark Star-Ledger - Kevin O’Toole (R-Essex) called the incident a serious violation of confidentiality that could put thousands at risk for identity theft. “It’s very disturbing. They treated this information as if they were running a roadside lemonade stand,” he said

IRS warns of tax time scams
Daily Citizen-News - The goal of the scams is to trick people into revealing personal and financial information, such as Social Security, bank account or credit card numbers, which the scammers can use to commit identity theft. Don t allow anyone to get you involved

Businesses under pressure to safeguard privacy
New York Daily News - Businesses are bound by a combination of laws and policies to collect personal information about their customers. But with identity theft on the rise, more consumers are making demands on corporate America to safeguard their information. According to

D.A. Davidson data stolen
Spokane Spokesman-Review - current and former clients earlier this month but didn’t get access to the accounts, spokeswoman Jacquie Burchard said. But company officials are worried that the hacker could use the names and Social Security numbers to commit fraud or identity theft

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