Identity Theft Articles

News: Michigan Woman Sentenced in ID Theft

Lisa LeMieux, 40, pleaded guilty to charges of identity theft and was ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the victim. She was also sentenced two years of conditional discharge and 84 days in prison, which she has already completed. LeMieux and her husband Thomas LeMieux met the victim while on vacation and then stole his personal information to obtain $56,000 worth of credit, goods and services. Read more

President’s Identity Theft Task Force

Long thought by critics to be among the more meaningless, merely symbolic tasks associated with being the American President, Presidential Task Forces have evolved greatly over the years and now play an important role in a given administration.

License Plate Theft, Vehicle Identity Number

What does a license plate and identity theft have in common? Turns out, a lot. In these unstable times when fuel prices fluctuate more than ever and finances are getting tighter for people all across the nation, thieves haven’t slowed down on the most basic of crimes, including stealing license plates.

Preventing Identity Theft - 10 FREE Things You Can Do

In today’s virtually cashless world you may be more at risk than you have ever been before. But protecting yourself may be easier than you think.

Identity Theft - Glossary

Empowering yourself against identity theft and fraud begins with knowledge. The more you know about what risks are out there, the more you can take measures to prevent yourself from becoming a victim.

FTC: Identity Theft is the Fastest Growing Crime

There is no doubt that in a technology driven world, where personal information is easily accessible, identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America.

Elderly Vulnerable to ID Thieves

When it comes to the topic of ID theft, you'd think the elderly are the safest. After all, why would anyone want to steal from your grandmother, a simple lady with very little assets, no job and not even a bank account?...

ID Fraud in Small Towns

When you hear the words "identity theft," big cities like New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles immediately spring to mind. It's hard to imagine the crime entering the sphere of a smaller town, where everybody knows one another. Though media statistics will mainly point to large, bustling cities as being frequent targets of identity theft, there's also a growing number of cases in smaller cities all across the US.

Cyberstalking Can Lead to ID Theft

The internet mirrors real life in more ways than one, particularly in relation to crime. And stalking is no exception. In the real world, statistics point to more men stalking women but in cyberspace, anyone and everyone no matter what the gender or age, becomes a target.

Security Breaches Tied to Job Losses

America faces currently its most significant economic downturn since The Great Depression nearly a century ago. The Federal Reserve is using methods, conventional and unconventional, to flood the market with money in the hopes that people and companies alike will spend, and therefore revive, our lethargic economy.