Identity Theft News Releases
- Lifelock to Send Refund Checks to Florida Customers (11/19/10)
- Attorney General Warns Floridians of Email Scam Related to Oil Spill Disaster (07/22/10)
- Ten Arrested in Multi-Million Dollar Mortgage Fraud and Identity Theft Enterprise (07/02/10)
- Attorney General Urges Victims of AvMed Health Plan Data Breach to Closely Monitor Financial Accounts (06/03/10)
- Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Certegy Check Services over Data Breach (04/16/10)
- Attorney General Urges Floridians to Avoid Tax Preparation Scams (03/12/10)
- Florida Joins FTC, 35 States in Agreement with LifeLock Over Advertising Practices (03/09/10)
- McCollum Advises Floridians to Be Wary of Top Scams Facing Consumers (03/05/10)
- Seminole County Man Gets Prison Term for Mortgage Fraud (02/03/10)
- Owner of Madison County Assisted Living Facility Arrested for Exploiting Elderly Victim, Identity Theft (04/22/08**Update: As of February 2010, Hendry had paid $14,980 in restitution to his victim.**)
- Lee County Woman Found Guilty in ID Theft, Fraud Scheme (08/21/09)
- Final Member of North Florida Identity Theft Ring Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison (07/15/09)
- Palm Beach County Man Gets 7 Years in Prison for Criminal Fraud (06/12/09)
- Columbia County Man Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud Scheme (05/07/09)
- Attorney General, Wyndham Urge Victims of Data Breach to Closely Monitor Financial Accounts (02/16/09)
- 2 Hillsborough Brothers Arrested for ID Theft and Diesel Fuel Scam (08/29/06)
- Polk County Woman Gets 5 Years for $70,000 ID Theft (08/25/06)
- Pinellas County Nurse Arrested for $150,000 Medicaid Fraud, ID Theft (08/24/06)
- Hillsborough County Woman Sentenced for ID Theft (08/01/06)
- Hillsborough County Man Gets 10 Years for ID Theft (07/31/06)
- Crist Urges Veterans to Monitor Personal Information (06/26/06)
- Hillsborough Woman Gets 10 Years for $184,000 ID Theft (06/19/06)
- Two Polk County Residents Plead Guilty to $12,000 Identity Theft (06/09/06)
- Crist Heralds Consumer Protection Week, Warns of Common Scams (02/08/06)
- Crist Cautions Holiday Shoppers to Prevent ID Theft (12/09/05)
- Attorney General Convenes 2nd Annual Identity Theft Conference (12/08/05)
- Crist: Central Florida ID Thieves Arrested, Ring Broken Up (10/11/05)
- Georgia Woman Convicted in $2.5 Million Identity Theft (09/29/05)
- Attorney General Praises Legislation Cracking Down on ID Theft (05/03/05)
- Attorney General Announces Arrest of Woman on Grand Theft, Identity Theft Charges( 04/13/05)
- Jacksonville Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Mail, ID Theft (03/11/05)
- Attorney General Files Charges in $100,000 ID Theft Case (03/08/05)
- Miami-Dade Woman Arrested on Fraud, Identity Theft Charges (02/02/05)
- Orange County Man Sentenced for Identity Theft Charges (12/15/04)
- Attorney General Hosts Florida's First Identity Theft Summit (12/15/04)
- Georgia Woman Charged With $2.5-Million Identity Theft (11/24/04)
- Four Arrested for Identity Theft, Racketeering; Final Tally Could Exceed $1 Million (04/02/04)
- Attorney General Warns of Credit Card Scam (01/13/04)
- Miami Man Sentenced to 27 Years For ID Theft Fraud Scheme (11/04/03)
- FDLE Makes Arrests in Identity Theft Case Involving Fraudulent Mortgages (11/04/03)
- Attorney General and FDLE Begin Statewide Identity Theft Training (11/03/03)
- Attorney General, FDLE Launch Identity Theft Web Site(10/15/03)
- FTC Releases Survey of Identity Theft (9/9/03)
- Credit Card Company Employee Arrested for Identity Theft (7/11/03)
- Two Subjects Arrested for Using Personal Identifiers of Deceased Individuals (5/23/03)
- Investigators Arrest Three South Florida Men In Identity Theft Case (5/13/03)
- Attorney General Praises Passage of Identity Theft Legislation (5/7/03)
- Three Arrested In ID Theft Sting (2/10/03)
- Public Responding To Fraud Hotline (1/15/03)
- High Technology Crimes Task Force Uncovers an Identity Theft Organization (12/3/02)
- Florida Department Of Law Enforcement Arrests Subject For Various Identity Theft Related Charges (10/15/02)
- FDLE And FHP Arrest Seven Individuals On Identity Theft Charges (9/24/02)
- Governor Bush Holds Ceremonial Bill Signing For Identity Theft Legislation (7/15/02)
- Three Arrested, One Sought In Identity Theft Scheme Employing Counterfeit Driver Licenses (2/19/02)
- Former Daytona Beach Man Indicted For Using Identities From On-Line Database To Commit Fraud (2/19/02)
- Six Additional Defendants Charged in Operation Check-Mate Case (2/13/02)
- Two Charged In A Scheme Initiated From Jail Involving Identity Theft, Internet, And Credit Card Fraud (10/30/01)
- Statewide Grand Jury Issues 28-Count Indictment In Check Fraud Investigation (10/10/01)
- Statewide Grand Jury Charges Three In Racketeering Scheme; Men Used Real Account Numbers And Fake Checks To Commit Crimes (9/18/01)
- Individual Arrested For Stealing Sister’s Identity (9/10/01)
- Individual Arrested on Identity Theft Charges (9/8/01)
- Two Central Florida Men Charged with Identity Theft (8/16/01)
- Sixteenth Statewide Grand Jury Issues First Indictment; Six Charged With Identity Theft (7/25/01)
- FDLE Commissioner Visits Southwest Task Force/Announces Charges Filed Against Culprits of an International Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft Scam (7/10/01)
- FDLE Thwarts Activity of Identity Theft Organization (4/3/01)
- Miami-Dade County Man Charged With Using the Internet to Steal Identity of Boca Raton Resident; Fake Mortgage Then Obtained in Victim’s Name (4/6/00)