Identity Theft
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IRS takes steps to combat identity theft
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As tax day looms, the 2014 budget proposal released by the White House includes new steps to combat what the Internal Revenue Service says is an exponential growth in tax refund-related identity theft.
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Identity theft: Woman's identity stolen by adoptive mother
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An adopted woman says her adoptive mother, who lived in Georgia and had already been arrested for fraud, was stealing her identity to obtain credit.
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Metro security breach: WMATA moves to hide personal information
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On Thursday, a viewer who had applied for a job at Metro contacted 7 On Your Side to disclose a potential security beach on the site. It turns out that with a little click-through and someone's email address, a user could access a trove of personal data.
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Cintia Pedone and Dawnetta Underwood arrested: D.C., Atlanta firefighters, cops targeted in insurance scam
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Two Maryland women are in jail in Atlanta accused of trying to steal law enforcement officers' identities. And the alleged plot might stretch all the way back to D.C. and Arlington.
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Metro website security breach made personal data accessible to public
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Metro officials say that they're working diligently to fix a security breach on their website that potentially allowed a person to access the personal information of anyone who has applied for a job with WMATA.
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Woodbridge health care facility owners indicted on Medicaid fraud charges
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The owners of a Woodbridge health care facility have been indicted on allegations that they swindled the government of more than $600,000 in Medicaid funding for services not provided.
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Tax identity theft problem growing nationwide
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Hundreds of thousands of people have had billions of dollars in tax refunds stolen from them across the country since 2010, and it's a trend that the IRS is moving quickly to curtail.
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Frederick homes targeted in identity theft spree
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Most people in the area are just settling into their new homes and getting to know their neighbors. So t most unnerving thing about the identity thefts is that they don't know who is behind the crimes.
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Tysons Corner sees big spike in ID theft
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Tysons Corner showed a big spike in identity theft this year, according to police.
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2 Maryland men plead guilty in identity theft ring
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Prosecutors say two Maryland men have pleaded guilty to being involved in an identity theft ring involving more than 250 victims in the Washington area.
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James T. Dillard gets 7 years for identity theft
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A judge has sentenced a former District of Columbia resident to seven years in prison for obtaining and using the identity of a Maryland woman.
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Loudoun Sheriff's Office warns residents to avoid telephone scams
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Identity-theft scammers have been targeting Medicare recipients, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office warns.
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Kiandra Haywood pleads guilty in identity theft ring; 8th person to plead in case
CommentThe scheme victimized more than 179 corporate and individual victims between 2006 and 2010.
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