4/16/2006

Identity theft runs rampantThe Salt Lake Tribune Mon, 10 Apr 2006 0:31 AM PDTA former Park City resident was surprised when he learned new credit cards had been issued in his name. The parents of a 2-year-old Utah girl got a bigger shock when they were doing business with a credit union and discovered thieves had obtained phony credit cards with their toddler's Social Security number. Their experiences were not unusual. A newly released federal study says identity Benton man arrested on ID theft warrantBenton Courier Mon, 10 Apr 2006 8:15 AM PDTSaline County sheriff's deputies arrested Steve Bonds, 47, of Benton on a Little Rock Police Department warrant for financial identity theft and a parole violation warrant from Pulaski County on charges of writing hot checks, manufacture and delivery of controlled substances and forgery. Area busts reflect surge in ID theftSan Gabriel Valley Tribune Mon, 10 Apr 2006 0:15 AM PDTWithin a two-week span last month, Montebello detectives busted two separate identity theft scams, confiscating hundreds of stolen Social Security and bank account numbers, among other personal information