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28 Charged, $2 Million Potentially Stolen in Minn. ID Theft Ring

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Dissent

Stephen Tellier reports:

Two bank employees, a meat salesman going door to door, and Instagram. Investigators say those were the keys to the largest and most sophisticated identity theft ring in Minnesota. And on Tuesday, officials announced it’s been busted.

Investigators say the alleged operation went on for at least six years, at least 28 people are being charged, and more than $2 million have potentially been stolen. And the victims are quite literally countless.

[…]

The suspects are accused of stealing identities in three ways: Employees at two banks provided account numbers, a door-to-door meat salesman passed on client’s checks, and the group scoured social media sites like Instagram, honing in on users posting pictures of paychecks — with bank account and routing information clearly visible. Many used the hashtag, #myfirstpaycheck.

Read more on ABC6

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