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Crime and Justice News
Feb 32 min read
Man Gets 12-Year Prison Term For 'Kafkaesque' Identity Theft Plot
In an Iowa court on Friday, a man who has been William Woods for his entire life faced a man who had been known as William Woods for much...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 8, 20242 min read
Identity Theft Conviction Results in Victim's Wrongful Jail Time
William Woods was homeless and living in Los Angeles when he learned that someone was racking up debt using his name. When he reported...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 10, 20241 min read
Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Identity-Theft Data
The Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report this week of 2021 data about identity theft. Data in the report are from the 2021...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 15, 20231 min read
Nearly One-Tenth Of U.S. Population Were Identity Theft Victims In Year
Nearly 24 million U.S. residents age 16 or older, 9% of the population, experienced identity theft in the past 12 months when interviewed...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 8, 20232 min read
High Court Limits Scope of Identity Theft Law
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday against federal prosecutors' interpretation of when they can charge criminal defendants...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Justices Likely To Limit Law Adding 2-Year Terms In Identity Theft Cases
The Supreme Court seems poised to limit the scope of a federal law that adds two years of prison time to sentences for a variety of...
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