Identity theft occurs when someone uses the identifying information of another person, such as name or social security number to commit fraud or engage in other unlawful activities.
Teacher Workplace Identity Theft: The Threat from Within
ID theft can be a dead issue
Apparently it's not that hard for a dead person to open a bank account.
According to an expert in the field, identity theft is now producing more revenue in the United States than drug trafficking. EDEL TRIPP/THE FREE LANCE-STAR
Medical Diagnosis: Identity Theft
Business Week
The medical field isn't immune to this growing 21st-century crime. For $60, a thief can buy your health records and use them to get costly care. Guess who gets the bill?
40,000 Chicago Teachers Furious Over Stolen Laptops
You think Bart Simpson makes his teachers mad? That's nothing compared to the righteous anger of 40,000 Chicago public school teachers who have learned that their personal information, including their Social Security numbers, has been stolen – and blame the school district for the breach.
Identity theft lands wrong man in Albuquerque jail for six days
. . .The trouble, it turns out, began not at the point of Lea's arrest but in 2002 when he left his wallet in a phone booth. Lea believes someone took his Social Security card from the wallet and used it to claim Lea's information as his own — a handy thing when committing traffic citations and criminal charges.
Identity Thief Gets Retired Teacher Billed for His Foot Amputation
http://idtheftsecrets.blogspot.com/2006/10/identity-thief-gets-retired-teacher.html
Teacher charged with identity theft
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_369814.html
High School Teacher Accused of Stealing $745,000 and Collecting Sensitive Student Information
http://idtheft.about.com/b/2007/06/07/high-school-teacher-accused-of-stealing-745000-and-collecting-sensitive-student-information.htm
40,000 Chicago Teachers Furious Over Stolen Laptops
http://www.identitytheft911.org/alerts/alert.ext?sp=916
New Jersey: Newark: Postal Worker Gets Prison In Mail Theft
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05E4DD143FF931A35750C0A9629C8B63&fta=y
HIDDEN COST OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: ID THEFT
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2006/03/hidden_cost_of_.html
ID Theft Incidents - 2006
http://www.biometricsdirect.com/Biometrics/incidents2006.htm
Identity Theft Types Reported by New Jersey Victims
http://101-identitytheft.com/identity-theft-new-jersey.htm#
Between Teacher and Student: The Suspicions Are Growing
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/20/nyregion/20molest.html