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Identity Theft - Criminal Defense Against ID Theft in California

By Steven Rodriguez

Identity theft is California’s fastest growing crime. Stealing another person’s identity or personal information and using it to commit fraud or access another person’s finances is a serious crime in California. A national wave of high-profile identity theft cases has prompted the Federal Trade Commission to tighten federal regulations governing the storage of online documents and require identification verification, both online and onsite (see our May 4 post). In California, identity theft crimes include: Internet identity theft - Using another person’s credit card to make Internet purchases. Credit card theft - Using someone else’s information to apply for a credit card or making purchases with someone else’s credit card...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on May 06, 2009 (boomark / email).