identity theft
noun
: the illegal use of someone else's personal information (such as a Social Security number) especially in order to obtain money or credit
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Jamel McGriff, 42, a Bronx ex-con with a decades-long rap sheet, has been charged with 14 counts of murder and 37 charges in total, including kidnapping, burglary, robbery, arson, weapons offenses, grand larceny and identity theft, the Queens County District Attorney’s Office said.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
According to data on identity theft reports from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), scams of all types have been on the rise this year.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Von Ferdinand is charged with nearly three dozen counts, including forgery, identity theft and grand theft, while Alto faces eight counts, including perjury, forgery and identity theft.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Grado faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine on the bank fraud charge, plus a two-year sentence on the identity theft charge.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
According to data on identity theft reports from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), scams of all types have been on the rise this year.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Von Ferdinand is charged with nearly three dozen counts, including forgery, identity theft and grand theft, while Alto faces eight counts, including perjury, forgery and identity theft.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Grado faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine on the bank fraud charge, plus a two-year sentence on the identity theft charge.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Identity theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identity%20theft. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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