Identity theft cases are mounting across the country, from fast food fraud to large-scale equipment scams, while Amazon faces a $2.25 million FTC settlement for failing to protect victims. Individuals are being prosecuted for schemes ranging from signature forgery to multi-million dollar fraud operations.
·Woman arrested for allegedly using stolen identity to spend thousands at fast food chains
·Georgia man sentenced to federal prison for identity theft involving farm equipment
·Amazon fined $2.25 million by FTC for inadequately assisting identity theft victims
·San Antonio coffee shop owner indicted in $2.1 million fraud case
·Couple still receiving erroneous SBA loan demands six years after identity theft occurred
drawn from WBRZ, CBS News, WOWT, MySA · updated 13m ago