News: Former FEMA Employee Sent to Prison for ID Theft

Submitted by oversee on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 20:32

Robert W. Davis, 44, of Southeast Washington and a former employee of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) pleaded guilty to charges of id theft and wire fraud. He was sentenced to more than five years in prison. Davis was accused of stealing identities of disaster victims and used their personal information to get lines of credit and retail merchandise. According to the Assistant U.S. Attorney, he also opened fraudulent accounts and bought jewelry, diamond watches and digital cameras. Read more

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Submitted by oversee on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 11:36

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