Carlos Felipe Jaramillo-Grajales, a criminal illegal alien from Colombia, was recently sentenced to three years behind bars for identity theft and lying about his citizenship status — a falsification that, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), he used to participate in U.S. elections over a period spanning roughly 20 years. “Because of his […]
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Why identity theft comes back for the same people
The Federal Trade Commission is warning about a scam targeting people who have already been robbed. Scammers were calling and texting recent fraud victims, posing as FTC agents who could recover stolen money and sending photos of fake agency badges to look the part. The targets had one thing in common: each had lost money […]
Your 401(k) is the new identity theft target
An impostor phoned Alight Solutions, the recordkeeper for Colgate-Palmolive’s 401(k) plan, and identified herself as a Colgate employee. She asked to update the contact information on an account. Months later, the entire $751,430 balance had been sent in a single lump sum to a Las Vegas address and bank account. The real account holder, Paula […]
In western Ukraine, ethnic Romanians grapple with war, identity, and displacement
While Romania debated its future in its recent presidential election, Romanians in Ukraine’s Chernivtsi Oblast just across the border continued to wrestle with war, mobilization, and the loss of their pre-war lives. Romania’s tight election race at the end of May kept many in Europe on the edge of their seats as candidates with starkly […]
Ex-lawmaker George Santos faces 7-year prison sentence for federal fraud, identity theft
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos could face more than seven years in prison if New York prosecutors get their way. Santos, 36, who became just the sixth House member to be expelled from the chamber and the first Republican, pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges in August as part of a plea deal after […]