Stealing an identity and making it your own is easier than you think. Two recent cases illustrate how easy this can be.
Several weeks ago, the Salem Police received a phone call from an 85-year-old resident concerned about a package she had received in the mail. The package was subsequently opened and tested by the Salem Police Department and results showed it was a kilo of cocaine that had been delivered by the Post Office. The package was placed back outside the residence and it wasn’t long before two suspects were under arrest for attempting to recover the package.
One male identified himself using his Massachusetts license under the name of Carlos Sanchez-Figueroa. Several of the Salem officers on scene had previously attended a law enforcement identity theft recognition program called “Identifying the Impostor.” Identity theft can leave behind a significant crime scene and the officers were able to apply their training and soon realized they may have an impostor under arrest. Upon interviewing Sanchez-Figueroa and presenting him with the evidence that he was using someone else’s identity, he admitted that his real name was Jairo Baez.
The ability to steal a real identity and matching name, date of birth and Social Security number, along with the matching documents such as a birth certificate and Social Security card, allowed Baez to hide in plain sight while transporting 21 bags of cocaine, around $4,000 in cash and pick up a kilo of cocaine that had been delivered to a 85-year-old woman under direction from someone in the Dominican Republic.
Had this identity theft crime gone undetected, the Salem Police would have booked and charged the suspect Sanchez-Figueroa using his stolen identity, which belonged to someone else — the true number holder, aka identity theft victim. Imagine that happening to you and suddenly you have criminal charges pending and you have never been to Massachusetts. What if you have a job with a security clearance or are required to get a CORI every few years?
Back in July of 1969, a 20-something bank teller in Cleveland, Ohio, finished his shift on a Friday and left the bank. It wasn’t until the following Monday that the bank found the vault short $215,000 and the teller long gone. For over 50 years numerous law enforcement agencies, along with “America’s Most Wanted,” attempted to locate the suspect Theodore Conrad with no luck.
It wasn’t until the death of Lynnfield resident Thomas Randele back in May of this year that law enforcement had their first concrete lead in years. It is likely that the Social Security number Conrad/Randele had been using to work and obtain a driver’s license belonged to someone else, that being the real Thomas Randele.
Many states make it very easy for someone to obtain a real copy of someone else’s birth certificate. Once you obtain one document containing a legitimate name and date of birth or a valid and matching Social Security number, you can use these documents to apply for a license or state ID. Once you obtain that valid license with your picture on it you are now that person.
In the Randele case, it sounds like he only hurt himself and his family. It appears he was never arrested or fingerprinted, which may have revealed his identity early on. It is likely that the stolen Social Security number and identity Conrad was using belonged to someone who had passed away many years ago and at a very young age.
For over 10 years I have been studying identity theft and have taught over 3,000 officers, troopers, agents, etc. from all over New England, New York and Arizona. The impostor program has identified impostors who were wanted for or committed murders, rape, drug trafficking, etc. None of this is being taught at any state, municipal or federal police academy.
James M. Scott is the founder of the universal law enforcement identity theft recognition program “Identifying the Impostor.” He is a sworn special officer and retired full-time patrolman of the Saugus Police Department, a retired senior master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, U.S. Air Force security forces manager and operation superintendent.
"easy" - Google News
November 18, 2021 at 12:26PM
https://ift.tt/32hqVkV
Scott: With a little info, identity theft is remarkably easy - Boston Herald
"easy" - Google News
https://ift.tt/38z63U6
Shoes Man Tutorial
Pos News Update
Meme Update
Korean Entertainment News
Japan News Update
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Scott: With a little info, identity theft is remarkably easy - Boston Herald"
Post a Comment