Mail Was Source For ID Theft Personal Information

Amy L. Edwards reported today in the Orlando Sentinel that a Jeri Lynn Caruthers was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of having stolen mail as part of an identity-theft ring to obtain personal information. The stolen information included the bank account numbers of more than 20 victims over a six month period which were used to open credit-card accounts and create fake checks. You can read the full article at the Orlando Sentinel website, "Woman gets 5-year prison term in identity-theft case."

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