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June 17, 2013

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7-Eleven Stores Operated 'Modern Day Plantation System,' Feds Claim

The owners of 7-Eleven franchises in New York and Virginia created a "modern day plantation system" in which undocumented workers were furnished with stolen identities and forced to work 100 hours a week for a fraction of their wages, according to a federal authorities. ...read full article

Pair jailed in multiple identity-theft cases

Two people were booked into the Tulsa Jail on Thursday on multiple complaints of identity theft. Tulsa County Sheriff's deputies had received information alleging that they were stealing information in order to create false driver's licenses and obtain credit cards. ...read full article

Real owner in fake landlord scam afraid of identity theft

WINDERMERE, Fla. — A mother called Eyewitness News after she was given just three hours to get out of a home she thought she rented legally. ...read full article

Woman on supervised release for identity theft sentenced again for same crime

BALTIMORE — A woman who pleaded guilty to committing bank fraud and identity theft while she was on supervised release for the same crimes has been sentenced to three years in prison. ...read full article

Cambridge woman charged with forgery, identity theft

CAMBRIDGE - A Cambridge woman is facing forgery charges in connection with incidents which occurred in Hurlock May 13. ...read full article

Store busts woman for identity theft

Tulsa, Okla. — A woman writes down a debit card number and uses the digits to create fake cards of her own. ...read full article

June 14, 2013

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National Guard soldier victim of ID theft

FOX23 also identified an identify theft ring that targets members of the military. Staff Sgt. Erik Wolf is a member of the Army National Guard. After spending his life fighting for freedom, he now uses much of his time dealing with scam artists using his identity to dupe people out of thousands of dollars. ...read full article

June 13, 2013

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Alabama Man Indicted for Multi-state Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme

Christopher Cordelle Davis, of Montgomery County, Ala., was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama for his role in a scheme to file fraudulent tax returns using stolen identities, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today following Davis’s arrest. He was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, five counts of wire fraud, and five counts of aggravated identity theft. ...read full article

Ceres police look to ID woman in ID theft case

CERES, CA - The Ceres Police Department is looking for help to identify a woman wanted for questioning in a case involving identity theft and fraudulent prescriptions. ...read full article

Medicare impostors target seniors for identity theft

Betty Jane of Olympia has a knack for knowing when something's not right. But a scammer caught her off guard when the phone jolted her out of a nap. ...read full article

June 12, 2013

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Missing Pa. Mom Who Was Found in Fla. Gets Jail

A mother who disappeared from her central Pennsylvania home in 2002 and was later declared legally dead before resurfacing in Florida has been sent to jail on a probation violation. ...read full article