The Blotter - Federal agents uncover Palm Beach County-based identity-theft ring [back]
Federal Agents Uncover Palm Beach County Based Identity Theft Ring
2010-07-23 - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
An identity-theft ring based in Palm Beach County took information gathered by computer hackers and used it to print fake driver's licenses, birth certificates and Social Security cards in real people's names, federal agents said.
In a sworn statement
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- Lost Laptop | Lost Media | Lost Mobile | Lost Tape
- Missing Document | Missing Laptop | Missing Media | Snail Mail
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