Kathy Tomlinson reports: Two B.C. people who are victims of identity theft are speaking out in frustration with the justice system. Mark Gorst and Shannon Werry have ample evidence indicating who the thief is, but even so, RCMP have told them charges won’t be laid. “It’s frustrating … and there is a lot of anger,”…
Tag: identity theft
Criminal justice student mistakenly jailed after ID theft
Loyola University criminal justice student Darrius Whitehorn got an unwelcome lesson in the workings of the legal system by spending a week behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. The Englewood native’s ordeal began Aug. 17 when Chicago Police officers approached him and his roommate in a park near Lake Shore Drive and Chicago…
Remind students heading off to college….
I received this press release from the NYS Consumer Protection Board about educating your children about ID theft and good safety precautions as they head off to college: As students prepare for the fall semester of college, the New York State Consumer Protection Board (CPB) is reminding young consumers to protect their identities while working…
ALERT Government Privacy Act
Online access to public records containing Social Security Numbers (SSNs) by anyone, anywhere and for any reason should be banned in every state because it facilitates the growing crime of identity theft. Senator Chuck Schumer introduced the ALERT Government Privacy Act or Avoiding Sleepy Local Government’s Online Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information. This bill comes…