My new roommate’s 3 credit cards have been stolen and about $1000 charged.

Read my previous articles on this subject:

How do criminals get your information? and another article posted HERE

Job seekers are targeted by the identity thieves.  Learn how to protect yourself while looking for a job.

Wether  you are a business or simply a consumer who is interested in learning about the “Red Flags” rule, watch this video.  These rules are explained in plain English by the FTC attorney.

If you have been following the updates on the “Red Flags” Rule, you are probably aware of the fact that the American Bar Associations had filed a lawsuit, because the lawyers wanted to be exempted from this rule.  They won that lawsuit, of course.   No surprise here-the judges are lawyers too and they are looking out for their colleagues. Read the full story

PEORIA, AZ — Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested five undocumented immigrants for identity theft at a Peoria business Thursday morning and one of the managers says she has some questions for Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Kelli Bungert arrived at Berardi Enterprises, a construction reclamation company near 83rd Avenue and Northern avenues, to find helicopters hovering above. Read the full story

While police booked two people on suspicion of identity theft, a third man associated with the suspects showed up at the police station with drugs in his possession and driving a fraudulently rented vehicle, police said.

The investigation began with a call for a possible DUI, when Morgan Hill Cpl. Ray Ramos was dispatched to the area of Home Depot on East Dunne Avenue about 1:45 p.m. Monday. The suspected impaired driver was last seen entering U.S. 101 off East Dunne, going south on the freeway in a Chevrolet Camaro, according to Detective Ken Howard. Read the full story

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KTTC-TV) – A pharmacist from Cresco has pleaded guilty to federal charges of trying to defraud a health insurance company.

The U.S. Attorney in Cedar Rapids says Patrick Slifka, 50, of Decorah pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identify theft.

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CHICAGO (STNG)  — A former CTA employee was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday for stealing the personal information of customers to buy personal items from local department stores.

Miranda Smith, 24, of Chicago, pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and identity theft charges after being initially charged in 2007, according to a Cook County State’s Attorney’s office release.

Cook County Judge Kenneth Wadas sentenced Smith to four years in prison during a hearing Wednesday. She faced up to seven years in prison.

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