'Authorities Looking For Suspects In ID Theft At Hotel (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News)
Columbia County authorities are looking for three men suspected of running an Identity Theft scam on an area hotel guest.

'FBI Tightens Net Around Identity Theft Operations (Washington Post)
The FBI is cracking down on an international Identity Theft operation that involves the trading of social security numbers; the sale of stolen credit card account information; and phishing, the practice of using e-mail to trick consumers into handing over personal information, authorities said...

'Regence BlueShield Enhances Efforts to Protect Members From Identity Theft (RedNova)
SEATTLE, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- When your wallet gets stolen, you call in your credit cards right away. But what about your health plan card? The latest twist on identity theft is using stolen health plan cards to get medical care or prescription drugs on somebody else's tab.

'Police disrupt motel identity theft ring (Southern Illinoisan)
JOLIET, Ill. - Ten hotel workers were arrested Thursday as part of an identity theft ring that police said could involve thousands of stolen credit card numbers from across the country.

'Police: Busted Identity Theft Rings Stole Over $6.5 Million (WPBF TheWPBFChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Investigators said they have broken up two Palm Beach County identity-theft rings they said stole more than $6.5 million using forged checks.

'Executive Order: Amendment to Executive Order 13402, Strengthening Federal Efforts to Protect Against Identity Theft (White House News)
Executive Order: Amendment to Executive Order 13402, Strengthening Federal Efforts to Protect Against Identity Theft

'Identity theft a growing concern in Payson area (The Payson Roundup)
Let us begin with a definition of identity theft, as defined by the Arizona Revised Statutes, "A person commits the taking identity of another person if the person knowingly takes the identity of another and their intent is to cause monetary loss to the person or entity, whether or not the person actually suffers an economic loss as a result of the offense."

'Police: Identity theft ring disrupted (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ten hotel workers were arrested Thursday in what police said was an Identity Theft ring that involved thousands of stolen credit card numbers nationwide.

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