Identity theft

October 9, 2007 -- (MONTGOMERY) — Alabama Attorney General Troy King announced the conviction today of a Montgomery woman for identity theft. Kwantrice M. Thornton was arrested August 6 on a warrant brought by Attorney General King's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and this morning she pleaded guilty as charged, in an information document filed with the Montgomery County Circuit Court.    » read more »

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Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act takes effect Oct. 1

October 1, 2007 -- Salem - Oregon Governor Kulongoski today unveiled a toolkit to help businesses comply with the new Oregon identity theft law. Several provisions of the law take effect today.    » read more »

September 28, 2007 -- Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon says his office is getting new reports from consumers about a popular identity theft trick - the jury duty scam. Consumers this week complained of phone calls from individuals posing as officers of state and federal courts in an attempt to steal personal information.    » read more »

Sanctions Sought against 36 Licensees, including two Evansville Pharmacies

September 20, 2007 -- EVANSVILLE, IN – Eighteen pharmacies and 18 pharmacists will face the Indiana Board of Pharmacy for jeopardizing customer’s personal prescription information Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter announced today.

Carter has filed charges against the 36 pharmacies and individuals seeking sanctions against their license.    » read more »

Sanctions Sought Against 28 Licensees

September 20, 2007 -- TERRE HAUTE, IN – Fourteen pharmacies and 14 pharmacists will face the Indiana Board of Pharmacy for jeopardizing customer’s personal prescription information Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter announced today.

Carter has filed charges against the 28 pharmacies and individuals seeking sanctions against their license.    » read more »

September 19, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that he is suing Accenture for illegal negligence, unauthorized use of state property and breach of contract in connection with the loss of confidential information on 58 state taxpayers and hundreds of state bank accounts and purchasing cards.    » read more »

September 17, 2007 -- Chicago — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a recently enacted law will afford Illinois consumers greater protections from abusive debt collection practices.

Drafted by Madigan's office and sponsored by State Senator Don Harmon ( D-Oak Park ) and State Representative Marlow H. Colvin (D-Chicago), the Illinois Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.A. 95-0437) will ensure that consumers receive the same level of protection under state law as they receive under federal debt collection laws.    » read more »

Urges DRS, Yale To Do Same

September 14, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised Comptroller Nancy Wyman for providing 58 taxpayers whose confidential information was lost by a contractor with free credit protection for two years and $25,000 of insurance against identity theft.

Wyman's office will hire Debix One, Inc. (Debix) to help taxpayers establish and maintain credit alerts and pay the cost of credit freezes, which afford a higher level of protection, for consumers who want them.    » read more »

Monitoring Activities Heightened, Agency Heads, Bank CEO’s Briefed, Emergency Meeting of Core-CT Project Scheduled for Wednesday

September 17, 2007 -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell today launched a statewide mobilization of state agency heads, financial officers, and bank executives in response to the theft of a backup computer tape containing virtually all state agency bank account numbers, bank names and types of accounts as well as the names and social security numbers of dozens of Connecticut taxpayers.    » read more »

Review Reveals State Agency Bank Account Info Also on Stolen Tape

September 16, 2007 -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that a review of data removed from Connecticut’s CORE-CT computer system by Accenture – a consultant to the Office of the State Comptroller and other state agencies – shows an “unfathomable” violation of information security, including nearly all state government bank accounts.    » read more »

Shred Unneeded Documents At Columbia’s Reactor Field This Saturday; Shred Day is Saturday, September 8, 9am to noon at Reactor Field in Columbia, Missouri.

September 4, 2007 -- Jefferson City, Mo. — Central Missourians will have an opportunity to fight identity theft by shredding their unneeded confidential documents free of charge this Saturday (Sept. 8). Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, the Better Business Bureau and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service invite consumers to participate in Shred Day 2007 in Columbia between 9 a.m. and noon.    » read more »

August 31, 2007 -- SEATTLE – If your Labor Day weekend plans include catching up on household chores, take note: The Washington Attorney General’s Office has scheduled free community shredding events this September and October to help you safely dispose of those old bank statements, cancelled checks and other sensitive papers that have piled up in your home office or attic.    » read more »

Aug. 30, 2007 -- Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison warns Kansans to beware of phone calls about jury duty that ask for your personal information. These calls have been verified by the FBI as an identity theft scam and are spreading across the country.    » read more »

August 29, 2007 -- TACOMA – More than 5,000 Washington residents become victims of identity theft each year according to reports from the Federal Trade Commission. That ranks Washington in the top 10 states for per capita victim reports. Attorney General Rob McKenna will visit Tacoma on Thursday, Aug. 30, to help raise awareness of identity theft prevention and assist the public in keeping sensitive documents out of the hands of crooks.    » read more »