Street Gangs and Identity Theft
I live in a border state. California. Beautiful beaches, constant sunshine and a very high percentage of gang activity. But I live in the suburbs not the city, so I haven’t had to spend much time worrying about gang activity unless I have to travel into the city for work. Or, that used to be the case anyway.
Earlier this week a news story broke that said street gangs are the new face of identity theft. That’s right, the drug trafficking, gun wielding, tattooed types are now making their mark on what’s typically been known as a white collar crime. Those being investigated include a Long Beach chapter of the Crips, the Armenian Power gang and the Mexican Mafia (which operates mostly from prison).
Why do gangs want in on the action? Identity theft is apparently a rather easy crime to commit, and it offers a huge pay off for minimal effort. There’s less of a chance of getting caught and a lesser punishment for those who do get caught.
But there’s another side to the story that makes it even more interesting. Because these gangs are generally comprised of at least some members who are illegal immigrants the concept of identity theft is appealing to them because it allows them to garner social security numbers and paychecks (in the form of stolen money) for gang members who aren’t authorized to work in this country. They’ve got to steal to eat and they have to eat to live, so to speak.
Protecting yourself from gang related identity theft isn’t any different than protecting yourself from general identity theft (and we have numerous articles on that you can read). However the tie-in to illegal immigration does present us with another interesting option—especially in an election year.
With less than three months until the upcoming Presidential election, I plan to blog more about where both candidates stand when it comes to protecting consumers from identity theft at a federal level. But something for us to consider today is where each candidate stands when it comes to illegal immigration. There are illegal immigrants who have stolen identities (and been caught) who are still living in our country. Makes you care a little more about an issue you aren’t really passionate about doesn’t it?
I know illegal immigrants aren’t the only perpetrators of identity theft, but if this week’s news story teaches us anything it’s that we need to pay more attention to those who might need to steal our information. Desperate people do desperate things. But that doesn’t mean they should go unpunished.
So, what are we—the voters—going to do about it?
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People alliance wear all identifiers (they "represent') to the left; earring, pants leg rolled up, cap tilt, hand sign is thrown to left shoulder, but they fold their arms in a manner pointed to the right. They use a five point star in gang graffiti. The terms "high five - six must die," and "five in the sky - six must die," or "5 poppin - 6 dropping" refers to the six point star in the Folk Nation Alliance.
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White-collar crimes are bankruptcy fraud, bribery, insider trading, embezzlement, computer crime, medical crime, public corruption, identity theft, environmental crime, pension fund crime, consumer fraud, occupational crime, securities fraud, financial fraud, and forgery. The tools of the trade are paperwork or through the computer.
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White Collar Crime consists of occupational crime and corporate crime. Occupational crime refers to offenses committed against legitimate institutions (businesses or government) by those with "respectable" social status. It includes the embezzlement of corporate funds, tax evasion, computer crime and expense-account fraud. Corporate crime refers to offenses committed by legitimate institutions to further their own interests and includes conspiring to fix the prices of goods or services, the dumping of pollutants, the payment of kickbacks by manufacturers to retailers, misleading advertising, selling unsafe drugs, etc.
It can be a Public Relations disaster to have your identity stolen - especially by dangerous street gangs. good advice in this piece.
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You might have not intended to do so, but I think you have managed to express the state of mind that a lot of people are in. The sense of wanting to help, but not knowing how or where, is something a lot of us are going through..
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It's shocking to think that street gangs are now some of the top players behind identity theft. -acai berry
I think something as simple as longer prison sentences could fix this quickly.
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That's right, the drug trafficking, gun wielding, tattooed types are now making their mark on what's typically been known as a white collar crime. Those being investigated include a Long Beach chapter of the Crips, the Armenian Power gang and the Mexican Mafia (which operates mostly from prison).
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With how devastating identity theft is to the victim, why are the penalties so low? There really needs to be reform and change to the sentencing guidelines.
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Oh, great, this is all we need. I live in LA and, like you, I live in a nice suburb and rarely think about the gang problems out here. And, btw, our Chief of Police is doing a great job of hunting them down. It does kind of make sense that they would be interested in identity theft...it results in a financial payday and, most concerning as you pointed out, the punishment is not as tough as a lot of other crimes. When is identity theft punishment going to get tougher? That's really what needs to happen.
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