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News Articles regarding ID Theft in Iowa and around the U.S.​

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Davenport man arrested and charged, in part, with identity theft.  Accused of using deceased Kentucky resident’s personal data to obtain an Iowa driver’s license.
Quad City Times

Iowa Voter Records among those for sale on dark web hacker forum.
HelpNetSecurity.com

Alabama woman accused of using child’s identification information to obtain food stamps. 
WAFF-TV - Alabama

Study shows average age of a child identity theft victim is 12.  St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cheddar’s Restaurants suffer possible security breach.  Has Iowa locations in Coralville and Cedar Rapids.
ZDNET
 
Identity Theft, in part, results in $11,000 stolen from Illinois ATM’s
WANDTV 
 
Texas man sentenced for federal offense – aggravated identity theft, involving stolen medical records
KXII-TV

IRS Announces Expansion of Efforts Against Identity Theft, Tax Fraud
Bloomberg News
 
Ex-IRS Worker admits identity theft in tax refund scheme:
Law 360
 
New York Times Technology Section on How Consumers Respond (or not) to Breach Notices
New York Times
 
College Students Face a Greater Risk of Identity Theft
Jacksonville TV
 
 Reddit Announces Data Breach that Threatens Anonymity of Users  
NBC News
 
IRS Announces Expansion of Efforts Against Identity Theft, Tax Fraud
Bloomberg News

Iowa Legal Aid to assist ID theft victims

Through an Equal Justice Works Crime Victims grant, Iowa Legal Aid can provide legal assistance to victims of identity theft and fraud. This includes assisting eligible clients through the process of disputing items with the credit reporting agencies. In addition, they can provide other civil legal services and victim advocacy to clients who have been victims of identity theft or fraud.
 
If individuals are interested in assistance they may call Iowa Legal Aid at 1-800-532-1275 Monday - Friday 9-11 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Also, they may stop by any Iowa Legal Aid Office Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Also, you may apply online. Visit Iowa Legal Aid’s website for more information here https://www.iowalegalaid.org/.
 
This program is supported by a sub-award from Equal Justice Works as part of an original award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, Award Number 2017-MU-MU-K131.
This page was produced by the Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance under award #2016-XV-GX-K004, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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