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Category: ID Theft

Toronto woman’s CERB payments on hold after fraudster makes EI claim in her name

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Dissent

Nicole Brockbank reports: A Toronto woman is one of hundreds of Canadians who’ve had their identity stolen and used to apply for government benefits over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. […] The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says it has received more than 700 reports of identity fraud linked to CERB across the country. More than…

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Proposed Amendment to the North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Dissent

Alexander Turner of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC writes: In April 2019, with the introduction of House Bill 904, a bi-partisan effort was made to strengthen cyber security in North Carolina. H.B. 904 seeks to make North Carolina’s Identity Theft Protection Act one of the strongest in the nation by broadening the definition of what constitutes…

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San Diego man sentenced for ID theft that took millions from military members

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Dissent

There’s an update to a case previously noted on this site.  CNS reports: A San Diego man was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in federal prison for his role in a scheme that took millions of dollars from U.S. servicemembers by utilizing stolen identity information. Trorice Crawford, 33, pleaded guilty last December to one…

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Maine’s fraud investigations have derailed some Mainers’ federal unemployment benefits

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Dissent

Peter McGuire reports: The effort to root out identity fraud in Maine’s unemployment insurance system has delayed establishing federal programs to aid jobless Mainers. From the week ending May 30 to the week ending June 20, the Maine Department of Labor canceled roughly 23,900 initial claims and 41,000 weekly certifications that were determined to be…

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Senate Approves Sinema Bipartisan Bill Supporting Identity Theft Victims

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Dissent

Hannah Hurley reports: Sinema’s bill creates a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration to resolve identity theft cases more easily. The U.S.Senate unanimously approved Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s and Republican Senator Chuck Grassley’s (Iowa) Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act. Their bipartisan bill cuts red tape and creates…

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FTC Reaches Settlement with Kohl’s over Allegations it Failed to Provide Victims with Information Related to Identity Theft

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Dissent

From the FTC, this press release: Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc. has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $220,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the Wisconsin-based retailer violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by refusing to provide complete records of transactions to consumers whose personal information was used by identity thieves. In…

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