Action Line: Plan ahead to respond quickly to identity theft San Jose Mercury News Thu, 13 Apr 2006 7:43 AM PDTHere is some free advice from an attorney who became the victim of identity theft. ``My wallet was stolen last month,'' the attorney told friends by e-mail. ``Within a week the thief had ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a Visa credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information Governor creates new office to fight identity theft Winona Daily News Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:40 AM PDTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle said Thursday he has set up a new state office to deal with identity theft and wants legislation to slap identity thieves with stiffer penalties. Charges To Be Announced In Identity-Theft Ring Case NBC 4 Los Angeles Thu, 13 Apr 2006 9:00 AM PDTLOS ANGELES -- Charges are expected to be announced Thursday against some two dozen suspects involved in an identity-theft ring that committed millions of dollars in fraud, including establishing fake businesses, authorities said. Identity theft could soon be a class 4 felony 9 News Denver Wed, 12 Apr 2006 8:34 PM PDTDENVER - The State of Colorado could soon have a strong law against identity theft. Identity theft can take many forms Grand Rapids Herald-Review Wed, 12 Apr 2006 1:27 PM PDTEditor: A recent article about "identity theft" focused on the Internet. We had an experience with an acquaintance that involved the U.S. Post Office. This acquaintance went online and filled out a "change of address" to change our mail address to the acquaintance's address without our knowledge. Identity theft case spans Midwest Cadillac News Thu, 13 Apr 2006 5:49 AM PDTCADILLAC - A local television anchor and others throughout the Midwest were targets of a bank employee who used their personal information to make obscene phone calls.