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The fish rots from the head: Illinois drivers license exec accused of providing customer personal info to ID thieves for gift cards, sports tickets

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Dissent

Amy Alderman reports:

A 58-year-old executive of the Illinois Secretary of State’s drivers license division surrendered today to allegations that he gave personal information he found in the Libertyville customer database to identity thieves in exchange for gift cards and sports tickets.

According to David Druker, spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White’s office, Charles DiPrima of Round Lake, was charged at the Lake County courthouse in Waukegan with three counts of conspiracy to commit identity theft, and he could face up to three years in prison if convicted.

Read more on TribLocal.com


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