Best Person of the Week: FBI Special Agent Waldo J. Longa Busts Palm Beach Identity Theft Ring
Bringing down an identity theft ring is no easy thing. Law enforcement often has to go undercover for months at a time, get involved with the criminals — and actually do illegal transactions with money being swapped. This is a very risky proposition that FBI Special Agent Waldo J. Longa, and his team, had no [...]
5 Tips for Avoiding Identity Theft While On Vacation
The threat of identity theft never goes away — even on vacation. This year while taking time to relax, remember to follow these identity theft tips to avoid an unpleasant surprise when you get back home. Tip #1 — Stop Your Mail Thieves love your mail. Finding mailboxes stuffed while homeowners are away vacationing is [...]
Baseball Coach Listed as A Sex Offender
He was coaching for a week when am aware parent notified the school, he was a sex offender from 1996. As a parent, you should be the one notifying school officials because you are aware of these issues. You can do a search on “sex offender registry” to locate those in your area and check [...]
Identity Theft Over The Internet
Having someone steal your identity seem to be the stuff that science fiction books and movies have on their convoluted plots. But that was before… before the rise of technological advancement, before the creation of the world wide web. Now, identity theft is no longer a dream for some hackers and internet con artists. One [...]
CT Attorney General Urges Identity Theft Protection after Data Breach
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal believes The Connecticut Teachers’ Retirement Board owes its members identity theft protection and an explanation after waiting six months to inform them they lost a flash drive containing their personal information. Blumenthal is urging the board to give the 58,000 plus members identity theft protection for two years and provide them [...]