4/16/2006

SAN FRANCISCO / Woman killed by CHP was sought by feds / Warrant had been issued for her in identity-theft caseSan Francisco Chronicle Sat, 25 Mar 2006 3:41 AM PSTAn Antioch woman shot to death by a California Highway Patrol officer in San Francisco after a high-speed chase was being sought on a federal warrant in an identity-theft case but had no significant history of violence, authorities and family members said... Tips On Preventing Identity TheftKXAN 36 Austin Sat, 25 Mar 2006 3:47 AM PSTAs you try and make sure Uncle Sam doesn't come after you for not paying taxes or are looking for money back from the government, security experts warn about identity theft during tax season. Elderly Targeted In Identity Theft ScamKOTV Tulsa Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:11 PM PSTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Con artists are posing as court officials in an attempt to seek personal information from elderly Oklahomans in a new identity theft scam, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said Friday. Suspect Charged with Identity TheftDetroit Now Fri, 24 Mar 2006 4:08 PM PSTPolice used high tech tools to catch a man suspected of identity theft after he used a local man’s name to buy high priced items. 24-year-old Blair Langston was charged with stealing the identity of a man named David. 3 charged in identity theft ringDeseret Morning News Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:24 PM PSTA woman attempting to pass a forged check led police to a ring of identity thieves in Magna and the filing of 84 felony counts against three of them. Ross charged with I.D. theft, meth possessionHood River News Sat, 25 Mar 2006 9:03 AM PSTHood River defense attorney Brian Aaron was appointed on Tuesday to represent an accused mail thief. Robert Earl Ross, 22, made his first appearance in Circuit Court where two counts of identity theft and two counts of forgery were leveled against him. Benton man arrested on ID theft warrantBenton Courier Fri, 24 Mar 2006 5:04 PM PSTSaline 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. Benton man gets 16 years for identity theftBenton Courier Fri, 24 Mar 2006 5:16 PM PSTChadwick Allen Austin, 29, was convicted this week on four counts of first-degree forgery. Saline County Circuit Judge Grisham Phillips followed Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Bush's recommendation in sentencing Austin to 16 years in prison, with 10 years suspended. Fraud Resource Group and StrikeForce Technologies Launch New Program to Mitigate Vehicle and Rental Equipment Theft;The Auto Channel Fri, 24 Mar 2006 5:08 PM PSTBETTENDORF, Iowa & EDISON, N.J.--March 24, 2006--Fraud Resource Group, a business, insurance and identity fraud investigative and consulting firm, is using StrikeForce Technologies' products to launch its unique Trusted Customer(TM) program, a Web-based identity validation and authentication service that helps prevent fraudsters from using false identification to set up fraudulent accounts and Satellite TV worker is charged with ID theftThe Salt Lake Tribune Sat, 25 Mar 2006 0:50 AM PSTA man working at a Salt Lake County satellite TV retailer took personal information from clients and used it make fraudulent purchases, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in 3rd District Court. Three others also were allegedly involved. The employee and two others were charged Friday with dozens of third-degree felonies, including identity and communications fraud, falsely