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Voting Question: Is there a new possible law in state Mass or Main that citizens will need ID Theft Protection?

I heard they are trying to pass a mandate to help protect citizens from Identity Theft. Ie citizens will be required to carry ID theft protection or insurance???? more

Voting Question: Is hacking into someones online bank account illegal? And if so can that person be prosecuted?

My best friend is going thru a truly horrible and unnecessary custody problem. He was with his girl for seven yrs, they decided to have a baby and broke up b4 he was born. Ever since its been nothing but hell for him. He is one of the rare guys who wants to be with his son and in his life. He has done everything he could possibly do to appease this women so he can see in son including paying child support. A couple months ago he actually had to take her to court to get visitation rights. She is doing anything she can to bring him down especially mentally. Recently she has been wanting is bank statements since the baby was born, understandable, but now she is claiming to want records for b4 hes was born (WTF)? Today he finds out that she somehow hacked his online bank account and printed out his financial records. So he is now trying to find out what can be done about it. I mean isn't that against some law, like Identity theft? more

Voting Question: I got charged with identity theft to avoid arrest and later possession of alcohol...possible outcome?

-Got charged with a misdemeanor class 1 charge for identity theft and a misdemeanor class 4 for public intoxication. -Was walking from a parking lot in which I had thrown up, but I was definitely not drunk and didn't drink in excess; had only sips, but I was sick (have doctor's note) and only did so for my friend (was his birthday) -Friend helped me to my dorms where cop stopped us. -He asked for my ID and I didn't have one; panicked and said my -sister's name, but later confessed. -Was not causing a scene or being loud at all. -spent night in holding cell. Other details: -was not breathalyzed or given any kind of sobriety test -was 18 at the time, now 19 -clean record, never ever have gotten in trouble with the law -was caught off guard and said my sister's name, but I never intended for that to happened; didn't even have her idea I have paid off the public intoxication charge, but a month later the officer charged me with possession of alcohol. What do you think the outcome would be? more

Voting Question: Visa Greendot Card problems?

Okay, so here's the story: I'm a teen and my parents haven't told me my social security number because they want me not to get into any trouble with it (fraud and identity theft). Well I got one of those visa greendot cards at rite aid and I went online to activate it but apparently they need a social security number because of some law. I didn't activate it and I remember canceling it and putting in my address because I just didn't want to hassle with this. Well all this happened about 5 months ago and today I got a letter talking about bonuses for greendot cardholders. The refund check that I was promised when I canceled the card never arrived and now I'm thinking what's going on here? So I told my parents and my dad got a bit mad but he cooled off really quick because I didn't tell them my social security number. Now I can't find the receipt (I have the original activation thing) and I don't know what to do. I want to get this card out of my life. I heard they erase all your information after like 60 days of inactivity and I never activated the card anyway. Is this true? What should I do?I don't really care about the money because it was just 20 dollars nothing big. Because I've heard of people putting in like 80 dollars worth of cash in these cards. I just want them to delete my info and stop sending me mail. more

Voting Question: A dr's office lost 10 years of my medical records and refuse to treat me. Is that legal? My old dr wont see me?

I have documented a sequence of events that were initiated when ten years of medical records of at least forty-two medical practitioners were lost or shredded by a department within a hospital. My fiancée and I are worried about the location of his medical records, and the hospital has not even accounted responsibility for their negligence, nor have they thoroughly tried to resolve or locate these records (He has not even received an apology). We wonder who may have obtained these, and if they could be used to instigate “identity theft,” especially since I have worked in hospitals and doctors’ offices and came across several patients with similar names as my fiancée; in fact, at least one that had been a patient in two doctors’ offices, that my fiancée was also treated in. Some one can use his records to obtain medications that should not even be prescribed for that individual. Anyone can obtain his social security number and date of birth! Isn’t this against the law, and a major HIPAA violation? My fiancée has suffered many repercussions since this incident has begun. I have even personally suffered as well. Furthermore, will another doctor’s office continue with the same treatments of their predecessors-without the pathology and diagnoses that have been concluded in the past? Is it his responsibility to pay for his records of forty-two offices (Unfortunately, patients are required to pay for their copies)? Well, we have tried locating these records, however we will never be able to obtain all of them. Doctors retire, move out of state, change offices, or the records that were seven years old possibly may have been shredded. Both of us have suffered the consequences of the hospital’s employees’ actions, and I can explain how in thorough detail. There have been many consequences we have both suffered since, such as the loss of a job and home, as well as discrimination from the hospital due to the fact that I filed complaints against the employees involved. more

Voting Question: Please Help Me I dont know what to do?

So my husbands brother (who is paranoid skitzophrenic) lives in our basement also my husbands ex who he has a daughter with is always calling him just trying to upset me (( and it works) last week at the local fair she chucked a beer botttle at me and when I went off he got piissed at me because i was saying bad things abougt her in front of his daughter ( she is 19) as for brother in law he is always in our part of the house there is no privacy , or alone time and he is always taking control of everything if he dosent get his own way he throws a tantrum like a 2 year old until my husband gives in. Also husbands daughters boyfriend is a felon prob going to prison for burgulary and identity theft and I dont want him in our house but he lets him, I have never in my life met a man ok with his daughter dating a felon how ridiculous. He just keeps saying all these things are my problem, what do I do ? how do i make him understand? more

Voting Question: extended family problems?

So my husbands brother (who is paranoid skitzophrenic) lives in our basement also my husbands ex who he has a daughter with is always calling him just trying to upset me (( and it works) last week at the local fair she chucked a beer botttle at me and when I went off he got piissed at me because i was saying bad things abougt her in front of his daughter ( she is 19) as for brother in law he is always in our part of the house there is no privacy , or alone time and he is always taking control of everything if he dosent get his own way he throws a tantrum like a 2 year old until my husband gives in. Also husbands daughters boyfriend is a felon prob going to prison for burgulary and identity theft and I dont want him in our house but he lets him, I have never in my life met a man ok with his daughter dating a felon how ridiculous. He just keeps saying all these things are my problem, what do I do ? how do i make him understand? more

Resolved Question: How can ACLU still defend poster boy caught in theft ring?

How can these people still defend these criminals because they are detained until hearings and deportation? Is this the type of hard working citizens that groups like this want to free back in to society? Immigrant’s Criminal Past Colors a Group’s Legal Challenge to Detetions By NINA BERNSTEIN Published: June 11, 2009 The news media campaign was all set to go. There was even a Web site ready with a sympathetic profile of Alexander Alli, 49, the man the American Civil Liberties Union had chosen as the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking custody hearings for more than 1,000 legal immigrants long locked up while they challenged the government’s efforts to deport them on the basis of criminal convictions. But at the last minute someone at the civil liberties union checked the details of Mr. Alli’s criminal history. It turned out that Mr. Alli, a native of Ghana whose wife and three children, all United States citizens, live in the Bronx, had taken part in one of the biggest cases of identity theft in this country. At least 30,000 people nationwide had been victimized in an intricate scheme by a loosely knit ring of 30 people, mostly Nigerian immigrants, according to law enforcement authorities and court documents. More than $50 million had been drained from credit cards and bank accounts. Oops. Not a perfect poster boy. The press release and the Web site were scuttled, and lawyers even considered dropping Mr. Alli in favor of a plaintiff whose offense was less serious. But last month, the lawsuit went forward in his name — without publicity. The case shows the difficulties of making an important constitutional argument on behalf of a not-always-sympathetic group: people battling deportation based on past crimes. Maria Archuleta, a spokeswoman for the civil liberties organization, called the original plan to showcase Mr. Alli a mistake, saying, “We have learned a very hard lesson to more thoroughly check all of our clients.” Still, the lawyers said, his case illustrates the lawsuit’s central argument: that it is illegal for the government to lock someone up for months or years without a hearing to determine if prolonged detention is justified. “The facts aren’t very sympathetic,” Michael Tan, one of the lawyers involved in the lawsuit, said of Mr. Alli’s 2005 guilty plea to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and related charges, for which he served two years in prison. “But the principle is still important. The crime is serious, but that in itself is not a reason to say he can just be detained, willy-nilly, without due process.” By definition, the detainees represented by the lawsuit are not the kind of immigrants that advocates prefer to highlight. All have been convicted of a crime that the government contends is legal grounds for deportation and for mandatory detention until an immigration court determines whether they can be sent back to their native lands. There is more story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/nyregion/12detain.html?_r=1&ref=nyregiondave - cannot you not read, he was guilty, he served time. All that they are representing are criminals who are to be deported.sorry, can you not read!!Is an immigration question, they are defending illegals and greencard holders from being deported, and they have all committed crimes! more

Resolved Question: Why do illegals who break the law like stealing SS# fleeing police MexID under flase names get 30 days probati?

Why do illegals who break the law like stealing SS# fleeing police may Mex ID under false names get 30 days of probation and he also had no drivers license or insurance when it comes to illegals how could he get only 30 days ? No fines ? An illegal immigrant from Adell has been charged with identity theft for allegedly using another man’s Social Security number to work at a Plymouth dairy farm. Ivan Garcia-Marin, a Mexican native living at 237 First Ave., could face up to three years in prison on the count of felony identity theft for financial gain, filed Thursday. A jail official said Garcia-Marin is in the country illegally. According to a criminal complaint: Garcia-Marin, 26, was pulled over Wednesday by the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department. He provided Wisconsin and Mexican identification cards under different names, but said he did not have a driver’s license. A deputy also found a Social Security number and a pay stub for Goeser Dairy. Garcia-Marin admitted buying the card for $100 and using it to work at the farm. Garcia-Marin was also charged with misdemeanor operating without a license, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail. http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20090612/SHE0101/90612026/1062/SHE01/Illegal-immigrant-charged-with-ID-theft Should BE Charged With More Than That! Let Me See..... Entering The United States Could Be A Charge.When he is deported he will be back within 2 weeks with a new of documents.Probably here because he is wanted in Mexico for something! THAT'S Why some run more

Voting Question: Why the need for phone numbers to make a purchase?

Even though there is no law that I have to give out my phone number, I find it irratating that when I go to certain stores, the cashier will ask me for my phone number. In this day and age where identity theft is common and people don't want their addrees and phone numbers being thrown out for tele-marketers, what makes a business think that anyone wants to give anymore personal information than they have to just to make a purchase of everyday items. Major purchase like a house or car? Fine, here's my phone number. If I want to buy a music CD or a pair of shoes, there's no reason for asking for my phone number, other than to irratate me. Making a purchase 20 years ago was easy. The cashier gave you the total price...you paid....no other questions were asked.midnight .. I agree that I could just not give my number or give a fake number, but my point is that a purchase for simple items should not require a consumer to waste their time giving any personal information whether it's true or fake. For most purchases, the consumer shouldn't even have to say a word. more

Resolved Question: I got caught for shoplifting a month ago, and an attorney sent me a letter now what?

I got caught for shoplifting (stupid, yes i know) a month ago, and instead of paying a fine from the store, i got a letter from a law office that works with the company instead and was charged $400. My mother ended up opening the letter without asking and thinks that i'm innocent and its a identity theft problem. Its my problem, Im an adult and i don't want her getting in my business. I also don't want to get yelled at. I already talked to the law office that has my case and they said they will keep my case private if anyone calls about it. My mom wants to go to HER attorney and fill out a case of identity theft, and show the letter i recieved. The question is, should i let her attorney know what i did before my mom asks him? Is there a possible way her attorney could tell her a white lie for me and say its not a real letter? or would telling her attorney be a way of putting myself out there and get in trouble with her? someone please give me an opinion on this stupid catch 21... more

Voting Question: Do you think outsourcing enables identity theft?

I called my bank (Suntrust) this morning and it seems they (on off hours) use a call center located in Mexico. Last year I called my cell phone company (Helio) and they use India call centers. You can tell by the repeated "scripted" responses as well as the heavy accents..Additionally if you ask a question that i suppose they were not trained on they are "lost" for an answer, or give you an response that has nothing to do with what you asked....I am happy that people who more than likely wouldn't have acces to employment are able to get work....My concern is....my (our) personal info in the hands of people that reside in countries that our law enforcement personnel have no jurisdiction in. How do they (these companies whom use outsourcing) protect our info??When I paid my cell bill I had to give my credit card number over the phone... Anyway I wold like your thoughts and opinions,..perhaps my worries will be lifted...Thanks.......... more

Voting Question: Has anyone been a victim of identity theft?

I feel I may have been a victim of identity theft and I am not sure what I should do. This happened early April of 2009 and I had an interaction with someone over the phone who pretended to be an employer. I still have the number from which I received the call from and I'm sure Verizon still has records of me receiving this phone call. Basically, since I don't know too much about the law, lawsuits, etc, what can I do? what should I do? I'm already making a stop at the police station soon but I'd like some advice. Thanks!Well, I was in the hospital with my wife a day after she gave birth to our daugther when I got a phone call from someone who described himself as a manager of Verizon. The entire conversation was incredibly suspicious but I was still in awe from the childbirth that I wasn't thinking straight. He had a very thick accent, hard to understand and just didn't sound professional whatsoever. He asked my date of birth and social security number and said he'd call me back (april 6th or so)...today is june 3rd and I still havent heard from him and when i call that number back, there is no answer. It's just suspicious to say the least more

Resolved Question: I American "feminized" women are so strong and independent then...?

Why do they care if American men are upgrading to foreign women? In March 2006, the president signed the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act also known as IMBRA 2005. This law requires U.S. citizens who use international dating or matchmaking sites to disclose personal and private information, criminal background checks, etc.. to the dating website. Your personal information must translated and sent to all foreign members of the service and they must read it and give the dating service permission before the U.S. citizen can say "hello" Of course this law exempts "big" dating sites such as match.com. Look up the IMBRA law on the internet and you can see how the law, written by old, bitter, sundamaged American women, is trying to force U.S. men to marry domestically. The law claims to protect foreign women from domestic violence but there are already many laws for that. This law just prevents communication and opens U.S. citizens up for identity theft and fraud. more

Resolved Question: Is having good relations with illegals worth all these consequences?

The Utah Highway Patrol, Utah Attorney General and numerous other senior law enforcement officials throughout Utah are determined to maintain good relations with Utah's rapidly growing illegal alien community. This may be good for the illegal aliens, but it is bad for Utah citizens because illegal immigration and identity theft go hand-in-hand. According to a senior Social Security Administration official, 75 percent of illegal aliens use fraudulent Social Security numbers to get jobs. In 2008, 16 percent of all identity theft in Utah was employment related. This is an increase of 14 percent over 2007 and it reflects the growth in the state's illegal immigrant population. When illegal aliens use fraudulent documents to get jobs, they commit major felonies, including document fraud, perjury on I-9 forms and identity theft. In spite of this, Utah's law enforcement leaders ignore these crimes to build trust in the illegal alien community. They ignore the fact that an estimated 50,000 Utah children are already victims of an epidemic of illegal alien-driven identity theft and that 1,626 employers were found to be paying salaries to the Social Security numbers of Utah children on public assistance under the age of 13. They refuse to acknowledge that their failure to aggressively pursue and arrest illegal aliens using fake documents fuels employment related, child identity theft in Utah in spite of the fact that in Arizona an estimated one million children have their Social Security numbers being used mainly by illegal aliens for employment purposes. Perhaps even worse, Utah's attorney general, police chiefs and other senior law enforcement officials refuse to even acknowledge the devastating consequences suffered by the victims of rampant, illegal alien driven, felony identity theft. They ignore illegal aliens who continue to unlawfully hold jobs using Social Security numbers belonging to Americans at the same time American citizens doing the same jobs are being laid off. They ignore the plight of American citizens who are denied unemployment insurance because an illegal alien is either already collecting unemployment benefits under the American's stolen Social Security number or because income earned by the illegal alien is credited to the American's stolen Social Security number, thereby making it appear that the unemployed citizen is still working. http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090601/OPINION/906010307 more

Voting Question: What are people's opinions about this and illegals?Paying taxes comes back to bite illegal immigrants?

Paying taxes comes back to bite illegal immigrants http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2009/05/30/ap/us/d98gmd6o0.txt By IVAN MORENO GREELEY, Colo. - Immigrant advocates say they've seen nothing like it before or since: A prosecutor looking for illegal immigrants seized thousands of confidential tax records from an income tax preparer popular with Hispanics in this northern Colorado city. The October seizures led to identity theft and criminal impersonation charges against more than 70 people, and prosecutors allege that as many as 1,300 suspected illegal immigrants were working using false or stolen Social Security numbers. But the American Civil Liberties Union said the documents of as many as 4,900 people were seized, many of them legal residents, and that the probe was the "equivalent of a house-by-house search of innocent homeowners in order to find a suspect believed to be somewhere in the neighborhood." Two judges have agreed, ruling that Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck had no probable cause to seize the records. Buck is appealing, however, and a ruling in his favor could open up a new avenue for prosecuting illegal immigrants. The charges have been ironic for immigrants like Horacio Arturo Cervantes. The 42-year-old father of four from the Mexican state of Chihuahua said he had been honest about paying taxes, even though he was in the country illegally, because he was hoping for a path to U.S. citizenship. Cervantes pleaded guilty to identity theft before the judges' rulings, and now faces deportation. He said he pleaded because he wanted to get out of jail and try his chances in immigration court. "I feel like I'm up in the air, not knowing what's going on, just with a desire to stay here," he said in an interview in Spanish. His next court date is June 23. Buck's investigation, dubbed Operation Numbers Game, marked the first time a prosecutor used tax records to charge illegal immigrants with identity theft, according to the ACLU and the Los Angeles-based National Immigration Law Center. Officials with both groups said they knew of no prosecutor who has tried it since. Buck's probe triggered a conundrum: The people charged allegedly are in the country illegally and were fraudulently using Social Security numbers. But the Internal Revenue Service requires them to pay taxes, and those records are confidential. Buck declined to be interviewed for this article because of pending appeals. But in a February interview, he argued that "if you're in this country illegally, and you're working in this country illegally, there may be a requirement that you pay taxes but it's kind of ridiculous." Buck has argued that the records aren't confidential because they were seized not from the IRS but from the tax preparer. The investigation started after a Texas man alerted Weld County authorities that his identity was being used. The suspect in that case told authorities he had filed his taxes with Amalia's Translation and Tax Services, a business widely used by immigrants in Greeley, where one-third of the population is Hispanic. To pay their taxes, Amalia Cerrillo's customers used Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, which the IRS issues to people without Social Security numbers. Foreign nationals with U.S. investment income also use ITINs. Those charged in Operation Numbers Game allegedly used others' Social Security numbers to work and their own ITINs to pay taxes. ITIN filers had an income tax liability of $50 billion from 1996 to 2003, according to the latest IRS figures available. Former IRS Commissioner Mark Everson told Congress in 2006 that ITINs were "bringing taxpayers into the system." IRS spokeswoman Nancy Mathis said ITINs solely track tax returns and don't convey or record immigration or work status. Nor do they give immigrants the right to work in the U.S. Buck had said more identity theft cases were possible, and that prosecutors in other states were interested in his investigation, but Larimer County District Judge James Hiatt halted it in April. Ruling in favor of the ACLU, he said investigators violated privacy rights by seizing the tax documents and that their search was over-broad. Hiatt likened the search to taking medical records from a doctor's office because one patient was a suspected drug user. In a separate but similar case in March, Weld County District Judge James Hartmann Jr., called the search warrant "nothing more than an exploratory search based upon suspicion that some unknown person or persons" committed a crime. Buck is appealing the rulings, and one of the appeals is before the state Supreme Court. While the cases he had pending were allowed to proceed, he has dismissed 30 of them without prejudice so far. The move gives him the option to file charges against the same people again if his appeals succeed. However, a Supreme Court ruling in early May could be another setback to Buck's investigation. The unani more

Resolved Question: Why do people keep believing illegal aliens do not pay taxes?

Paying taxes comes back to bite illegal immigrants GREELEY, Colo. Immigrant advocates say they've seen nothing like it before or since: A prosecutor looking for illegal immigrants seized thousands of confidential tax records from an income tax preparer popular with Hispanics in this northern Colorado city. The October seizures led to identity theft and criminal impersonation charges against more than 70 people, and prosecutors allege that as many as 1,300 suspected illegal immigrants were working using false or stolen Social Security numbers. But the American Civil Liberties Union said the documents of as many as 4,900 people were seized, many of them legal residents, and that the probe was the "equivalent of a house-by-house search of innocent homeowners in order to find a suspect believed to be somewhere in the neighborhood." Two judges have agreed, ruling that Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck had no probable cause to seize the records. Buck is appealing, however, and a ruling in his favor could open up a new avenue for prosecuting illegal immigrants. The charges have been ironic for immigrants like Horacio Arturo Cervantes. The 42-year-old father of four from the Mexican state of Chihuahua said he had been honest about paying taxes, even though he was in the country illegally, because he was hoping for a path to U.S. citizenship. Cervantes pleaded guilty to identity theft before the judges' rulings, and now faces deportation. He said he pleaded because he wanted to get out of jail and try his chances in immigration court. "I feel like I'm up in the air, not knowing what's going on, just with a desire to stay here," he said in an interview in Spanish. His next court date is June 23. Buck's investigation, dubbed Operation Numbers Game, marked the first time a prosecutor used tax records to charge illegal immigrants with identity theft, according to the ACLU and the Los Angeles-based National Immigration Law Center. Officials with both groups said they knew of no prosecutor who has tried it since. Buck's probe triggered a conundrum: The people charged allegedly are in the country illegally and were fraudulently using Social Security numbers. But the Internal Revenue Service requires them to pay taxes, and those records are confidential. Buck declined to be interviewed for this article because of pending appeals. But in a February interview, he argued that "if you're in this country illegally, and you're working in this country illegally, there may be a requirement that you pay taxes but it's kind of ridiculous." Buck has argued that the records aren't confidential because they were seized not from the IRS but from the tax preparer. The investigation started after a Texas man alerted Weld County authorities that his identity was being used. The suspect in that case told authorities he had filed his taxes with Amalia's Translation and Tax Services, a business widely used by immigrants in Greeley, where one-third of the population is Hispanic. To pay their taxes, Amalia Cerrillo's customers used Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, which the IRS issues to people without Social Security numbers. Foreign nationals with U.S. investment income also use ITINs. Those charged in Operation Numbers Game allegedly used others' Social Security numbers to work and their own ITINs to pay taxes. ITIN filers had an income tax liability of $50 billion from 1996 to 2003, according to the latest IRS figures available. Former IRS Commissioner Mark Everson told Congress in 2006 that ITINs were "bringing taxpayers into the system." IRS spokeswoman Nancy Mathis said ITINs solely track tax returns and don't convey or record immigration or work status. Nor do they give immigrants the right to work in the U.S. Buck had said more identity theft cases were possible, and that prosecutors in other states were interested in his investigation, but Larimer County District Judge James Hiatt halted it in April. Ruling in favor of the ACLU, he said investigators violated privacy rights by seizing the tax documents and that their search was over-broad. Hiatt likened the search to taking medical records from a doctor's office because one patient was a suspected drug user. In a separate but similar case in March, Weld County District Judge James Hartmann Jr., called the search warrant "nothing more than an exploratory search based upon suspicion that some unknown person or persons" committed a crime. Buck is appealing the rulings, and one of the appeals is before the state Supreme Court. While the cases he had pending were allowed to proceed, he has dismissed 30 of them without prejudice so far. The move gives him the option to file charges against the same people again if his appeals succeed. However, a Supreme Court ruling in early May could be another setback to Buck's investigation. The unanimous ruling said undocumented workers can be considered identity thieves only ihttp://www.columbiamissourian.com/wire/article/222314/ more

Resolved Question: New Jersey giving inmates money?

Just asking a question and it sound ridiculous so go easy.... A friends brother in law is in jail in NJ. He supposedly told his wife that the jails are giving him $1000 when he is released (committed identity theft and stealing money) and they will give him $2000 for other things after and give him $800 a a month for every month he was incarcerated... and a $50,000 GRANT to open up a business??? Sound at all truthful? I dont believe it but then again I dont live in NJ. more

Resolved Question: Should prosecutors be able to seize tax records to find people who commit identity theft etc..?

Is it legal since it they were seized from the tax preparer? Is this a way to end identity theft and illegals fraudulently using social security cards and ITIN numbers? Paying taxes comes back to bite illegal immigrants By Ivan Moreno Associated Press Writer Updated: 05/30/2009 11:18:25 AM MDT GREELEY, Colo. - Immigrant advocates say they've seen nothing like it before or since: A prosecutor looking for illegal immigrants seized thousands of confidential tax records from an income tax preparer popular with Hispanics in this northern Colorado city. The October seizures led to identity theft and criminal impersonation charges against more than 70 people, and prosecutors allege that as many as 1,300 suspected illegal immigrants were working using false or stolen Social Security numbers. But the American Civil Liberties Union said the documents of as many as 4,900 people were seized, many of them legal residents, and that the probe was the "equivalent of a house-by-house search of innocent homeowners in order to find a suspect believed to be somewhere in the neighborhood." Two judges have agreed, ruling that Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck had no probable cause to seize the records. Buck is appealing, however, and a ruling in his favor could open up a new avenue for prosecuting illegal immigrants. The charges have been ironic for immigrants like Horacio Arturo Cervantes. The 42-year-old father of four from the Mexican state of Chihuahua said he had been honest about paying taxes, even though he was in the country illegally, because he was hoping for a path to U.S. citizenship. Cervantes pleaded guilty to identity theft before the judges' rulings, and now faces deportation. He said he pleaded because he wanted to get out of jail and try his chances in immigration court. "I feel like I'm up in the air, not knowing what's going on, just with a desire to stay here," he said in an interview in Spanish. His next court date is June 23. Buck's investigation, dubbed Operation Numbers Game, marked the first time a prosecutor used tax records to charge illegal immigrants with identity theft, according to the ACLU and the Los Angeles-based National Immigration Law Center. Officials with both groups said they knew of no prosecutor who has tried it since. Buck's probe triggered a conundrum: The people charged allegedly are in the country illegally and were fraudulently using Social Security numbers. But the Internal Revenue Service requires them to pay taxes, and those records are confidential. Buck declined to be interviewed for this article because of pending appeals. But in a February interview, he argued that "if you're in this country illegally, and you're working in this country illegally, there may be a requirement that you pay taxes but it's kind of ridiculous." Buck has argued that the records aren't confidential because they were seized not from the IRS but from the tax preparer. The investigation started after a Texas man alerted Weld County authorities that his identity was being used. The suspect in that case told authorities he had filed his taxes with Amalia's Translation and Tax Services, a business widely used by immigrants in Greeley, where one-third of the population is Hispanic. To pay their taxes, Amalia Cerrillo's customers used Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, which the IRS issues to people without Social Security numbers. Foreign nationals with U.S. investment income also use ITINs. Those charged in Operation Numbers Game allegedly used others' Social Security numbers to work and their own ITINs to pay taxes. ITIN filers had an income tax liability of $50 billion from 1996 to 2003, according to the latest IRS figures available. Former IRS Commissioner Mark Everson told Congress in 2006 that ITINs were "bringing taxpayers into the system." IRS spokeswoman Nancy Mathis said ITINs solely track tax returns and don't convey or record immigration or work status. Nor do they give immigrants the right to work in the U.S. Buck had said more identity theft cases were possible, and that prosecutors in other states were interested in his investigation, but Larimer County District Judge James Hiatt halted it in April. Ruling in favor of the ACLU, he said investigators violated privacy rights by seizing the tax documents and that their search was over-broad. Hiatt likened the search to taking medical records from a doctor's office because one patient was a suspected drug user. Weld County District Attorney's Office: http://www.co.weld.co.us/departments/da/index.htmlexcuse me, but identity theft does ruin peoples lives every day. would you not be able to buy a house etc... because someone used your identity, would you like to pay someone elses debt because they used your info. it is not a victimless crime at all!cheatly- You call everyone else a racist, but your profile shows the real racist, another who blocks people but will answer their questions, low, low low, ha ha ha! more

Resolved Question: What Can The Players Sign?

Each summer, I get autographs from the Lowell Spinners minor league team and each team that they play in their ball park. I was having each team sign game-balls but I was having trouble with the signatures fading on the balls. Last year I saved the logo for each team and had them saved on a disk and printed out at an Office Max and had them signed by each team, but this year, Office Max is telling me the logos can't be printed out because of copyright laws. I had tried using index cards one year but some players refused to sign them because the cards are blank and the players feared identity theft. I am considering having postcards signed because they have pictures and are not blank but I haven't yet found a place in Massachusetts that sells them and I am not sure if they would be big enough for each team. I have a printer but it is lousy and the ones in libraries are not much better. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there something I can buy that has a picture of something baseball-related on it and is not too expensive? more

Resolved Question: Have there been any studies done on the phenomena of cultural and religious identity theft?

Here I am asking about formal studies of the ill effects of groups or individuals who claim the identity, symbols, culture and history of a people and pervert those things by turning them topsy turvy, most often to impose beliefs that are offensive to and violate the laws of the authentic nation people? The impostor groups also simultaneously declare great love and loyalty to the identity they claim while they display hatred and insult to the laws, ethics, values and the actual peoples whose identity they hijack? I am often witness to see that the many different Native American Indian nations and also the Jewish covenant nation people have many different groups who openly display bigotry and hostility to the original nation peoples while claiming to be them as they corrupt and distort.their histories, their traditions, laws, and their various spiritual beliefs. Other common threads: Any individual or group that speaks out *against* this bigoted display of entitlement to hijack and remove the right of a people to maintain their own unadulterated history and laws, is then chastised as the bigot and condemned for their hatred at not being "tolerant". Sometimes the mention of love of all people or brotherhood is even brought up to deflect the misrepresentation of identity or history or belief. Why are some groups who use these methods more "socially acceptable" than others? "Messianic Jews" who often claim believing Jews are "Satanic" as does more than one self-called "Messianic Jew" aren't the only groups to hijack Jewish identity and project that Jews are bigoted to them to state they are not the real covenant nation, Israel. The Black Hebrew Israelites and the White Supremacist groups called "Christian Identity" do this also, but they are not nearly as socially accepted for their similar claims and methods. The following was posted under another q recently by someone who continually denies antisemitism in YA and supports "Messianic Jews", this example of the hijacking I refer to above is a direct copy paste of someone who actually claims to love Israel: "Messianic Jewish evangelist/apologist Jacob Prasch wrote: "The message [at Revelation 2:9] hearkens back to Romans 2 and to the book of Jeremiah: "He is not a Jew who is one outwardly, but he is a Jew who is circumcised of heart." Even the Talmud admits that people who are anthropologically or genetically Jews would know their Messiah if they were true Jews, or Jews in heart. Jesus calls this Judaism that rejects its own Messiah a 'synagogue of Satan'. When you pass a Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall, it is a place of Satan; when you pass a mosque, that too is a place of Satan; when you go by a Roman Catholic Church, it is a place of Satan; when you pass a Hindu Temple, that is a place of Satan; and no less is a synagogue also a place of Satan." That above "quote" disrespects that it is Jewish law (Torah) that defines Jewish self- identity and tries to tie it to genetics ( something foreign to the Hebrews) Also that quote demonizes other New Testament followers and other peoples. Lest I be bombarded with accusations I am attacking another user I will not reveal who said that in Y/A. I suppose a search can show it. I sincerely WANT to know the answers to all my above questions and more, I just use it as a RECENT example. I have many questions about what I see as efforts toward a goal of cultural and spiritual genocide of peoples. The First Nations peoples of many nations..contend with people who want to replace THEM, too...this with all the "predendians" "shaman" and "New Agers".. there is a brilliant poem by Sherman Alexie that says at the end: "In the Great American Indian novel, when it is finally written, all of the white people will be Indians and all of the Indians will be ghosts." http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/how-to-write-the-great-american-indian-novel/ What is the root SOURCE of this SENSE of ENTITLEMENT to do such things to other peoples? What is it doing to our civilization as a whole? What can we do about these things?**Let it be clear that the above quotation from one who identified himself as a "Messianic Jew" is in NO way any representation of any form of Jewish religion or belief! He does not represent the Jewish people! Judaism (Torah) teaches that the righteous of all nations merit blessing. ***I asked this question a month ago under another category and no one knew of any studies on this particular thing exactly, but one person did come up with a term used. I hoped by asking it under this category that new information may surface. I wasn't asking for confirmation of what we know already, but if the topic and acts of cultural and religious identity theft had been formally studied. I wonder if the LACK of studies means this is something that really NEEDS to be studied and investigated so that such efforts to do away with any people are more easily recognized, not so easily undertaken and that they become unacceptable among all people valuing human rights.Kanien..that's some powerful stuff there and ..it really appears to fit what I see. GREAT answer as usual! marcus, I agree.I REALLY hope that everyone reads Kanien's answer thoroughly..AND reads the links she provides.Kanien is my source for the poem above, too :)Perhaps if history and sociology includes the topic of cultural and religious identity theft, tragedies of the past may be averted from repeating themselves in new forms. The Holocaust and Trail of Tears weren't allowed or committed *only* by insane, "evil" people, but by regular people, like your neighbor and mine who justified evil because they believed propaganda telling them it had a legitimate reason to happen. The emerging myth of the noble savage whose ways were twisted helped to justify "saving" the "dying" Indian "race" in those reservations combined with the myth of them as so savage they needed to be confined to become "civilized" ..so they looked the other way. A deeply Christian Europe looked the other way when the Jews who "rejected Jesus" were being punishedcollectively as they were told repeatedly in many speeches and edicts . The real "Jewish problem" is that the very existence of Jews threatens the validity of the claim their NT replaced the eternal law of Torah. more

Resolved Question: Will I be able to fight a public intoxication and identity theft to avoid arrest charge?

-Got charged with a misdemeanor class 1 charge for identity theft and a misdemeanor class 4 for public intoxication. -Was walking from a parking lot in which I had thrown up, but I was definitely not drunk and didn't drink in excess; had only sips, but I was sick (have doctor's note) and only did so for my friend (was his birthday) -Friend helped me to my dorms where cop stopped us. -He asked for my ID and I didn't have one; panicked and said my -sister's name, but later confessed. -Was not causing a scene or being loud at all. S-pent night in holding cell. Other details: -was not breathalyzed or given any kind of sobriety test -was 18 at the time, now 19 -clean record, never ever have gotten in trouble with the law -was caught off guard and said my sister's name, but I never intended for that to happened; didn't even have her idea Do you think I can be able to fight it in court? Should I say I'm guilty ot not guilty? Can I ask for a lawyer instead? What do you think the outcome will be? I also have a hearing with my university since I was "caught" by a university cop. Do you think I can be kicked off campus housing for this? Please help.. Thanks so much!! more

Resolved Question: What advice would you give me regarding a situation involving Immigration?

I work in a warehouse where a person was discovered to be using someone else's social security. IRS is the one who found out. Now I have discovered that more employee's have either fake/fraudulent documents or someone's else's documents. I know its document fraud and/or identity theft. Having knowledge of immigration law, I know its only a matter of time before either ICE or some other government entity arrives at the warehouse. My question is: Can I be affected in a bad way for having knowledge and not reporting it to the proper people? By the way, I am a supervisor.The company does background checks on all employee's every year, all needed documents for employment are also checked, and some of these employee's have been at the company for more than 6 years or more... so the company knows about their documents... and they usually hire immigrants as they are cheap labor and easy to replace...I am a supervisor that has very little say so in everything because my department is small and we are always too busy to get involved in any other matters. If I am asking for advice is because I just needed to hear what other people would say... I have reported the company before to OSHA, but that is different. The way I found out about the fake docs, is because some of the guys have asked me if I think that the docs look like the real deal since I previously worked for an immigration consultant agency. I was never told what or how to report or deport people, the agencies goal is to save as many immigrants as possible. Thanks for all your advice and answers... more

Resolved Question: law questions. what is financial identity fraud? and financial transaction card theft?

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Resolved Question: Is forgery a misdemeanor or a felony? (read please)?

A friend of mine was caught shoplifting for 35$ and signed a name that wasn't hers, however she called and confessed before charges were filed and was told charges wouldn't be filed. Can they still charge her for Identity Theft, Forgery, and False Reports to Law Enforcement? and is it a misdemeanor or a felony? more

Resolved Question: Identity Theft I am being accused of this and did not do anything HELP need advice.?

I am asking for some advice because I am being accused of Identity Theft and I did not do it.I was layed off from a job and my old boss had issues with one of his credit cards someone used his name and credit card and used my address to TRY and purchase soemthing but it didn't go thru. BUT I DID NOT DO IT. I went to the Polive station voluntarally and everything but there saying the attempt lead to my address and I did not do it how I got wrapped up into this I have no idea. But the police man is saying he sent it to the grand jury and they will determan if there is enough evidance against me I have NEVER been introuble with the law. What will happen to me I can't afford a attorney or anything,No i had no enemies there at all I am really so confused on this.Thanks meusikman21 I really hope your right I am so worried about this. And I feel hurt that I would get wrapped up in something like this. By my old employeer. He was a nice guy. But I did not do this point blank. more

Resolved Question: which topic is easy which I can provide a lot of informations related to the topic.?

The Death Penalty DebateNative Rights, Homosexual rightsOrganized Crime in Canada CensorshipEuthanasiaForensic Science in Canada Prison Conditions and ReformAffirmative ActionEarly Prison Releases Surrogate MothersAnimal RightsYouth Criminal Justice Act Computer CrimesPlea BargainingQuestionable Defenses Drinking and Driving LawsProstitutionLegalization of Drugs GamblingSexual Assault LawsPolice and Minorities Youth Gangs in CanadaGun Control LawsPrivacy Laws Social Host LiabilitiesJapanese InternmentDo We Need Juries? Family Law (needs changing?)Landlord Tenant ActSupreme Court Butts In Was the War Measures Act Necessary?Canadian Cases of Injustice: (Donald Marshall / David Milgaard / Guy Paul Moran / Stephen Truscott)Cyber bullying, Identity Theft, Voting/Electoral process, Transportation laws, more

Resolved Question: Over 1500 civilians escaped LTTE today. Why are field realities so different from LTTE reports?

Because they are lies. Thank goodness that the confirmations via evacuations speaks of a different story than what was reported by the LTTE http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/11/stories/2009051154701000.htm http://www.colombopage.com/archive_09/May10152717RA.html What is really confounding is how these terrorists and “militants” get their hands on the same weapons and utilize them in a sequential manner. In Sri Lanka it was reported that the LTTE was burning out large areas for illumination and cover when they are retreating from the deathly mine laden bunds/moats that they erect. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090510/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090510/News/sundaytimesnews_18.html The main fallacy within this construct is that it blames entire countries for actions of individuals and groups. I believe that Janaka Perera is trying to make political hay and if you have followed his stream you would realize that he has a rigid, specific agenda that has nothing to do with Asian Security. Gothyaba Rajapaksa has a much better handle on how to retain good relationships with our neighbors whilst protecting security for Sri Lanka, the region and internationally. You will not be taking my programme and reworking it regardless of how many names you drop or are affiliated with. You want to lambaste the USA for attending to a conflict that it was duty bound to do? I will tell you to take a glimmer of hell without the USA. Those men and women from the USA did not know about ancient battles and that people were being moved to fight on events from thousands of years past and that there was a force that was trying to reawaken every ancient battle without considering all of our ancient Treatise of Peace. That is why those were reaffirmed last year. I tire of narrowness of men that have spent so much rime on one track that they cannot see past, you will never convince me that you words are a reflection of Champika. There was a challenge given to Afghanistan to grow food instead of opium so that those men would have a legitimate livelihood that did not require extremism to protect. That was supported from Araby to beyond Japan to the Americas – that was funded and there were opportunities created for it to take root and grow. There were major supports not only in segments of Taliban but also many other warring groups in the region. This support was inclusive to wide groups of peoples that believe it is more important to promote food crop growth than opiates as we are in a world food crisis. What or who blocked it? I am asking Rohitha not to get into an inbroglio for Janaka Perera or Ranil Wickremesinghe for it is well know that these purported enemies of today were bosom buddies day before last. As it is well known who holds their lead which in American parlance is known as the leash. One man's think tank is another man's asylum - that is why when I was asked to sit at RAND, I twice politely refused. That is why when I was invited to "observe" at Bildenberg - I sent Champy. It is also why when there are those that want to blame Nirval Cabraal for the Gold Key mess, I just point that the mess is billions more than Gold Key and that my peoples want their money back. This is why though I may not agree with everything that congress or political personalities may say - and as of late many have shown their derierres for supporting terrorist organizations that I support unstintingly equal rights and protections under the law, freedom of religion with the distinction between religion and cults, the right to free speech as long as it does not violate other basic rights, the rights of each child to grow up in a world with potential, the sovereign rights and obligations of sovereign nations to bring basic services such as electricity, education, roads, jobs, a revenue stream and tax base for continuation of progress to peoples in their lands. Now the LTTE is saying there is a hepatitis outbreak amongst infants in the terrorist held zone. I say release the peoples because we have staffs that are very capable of treating them. I also say that the intraveneous drug use that you have subjected these mothers to - you will dearly pay for. For years we have been been tracing heroin smuggling between India and Sri Lanka and the region; thus far the Nadesans, Pabraharakans, Balsinghams, Alprusalgams etc. of India have not been netted but we do know many of them live in Chennai and want free zones to transport drugs. Why is that not acceptable? Because all the arms running, the human trafficking, bank and credit card fraud, identity theft, usurping of lands and resources are not involved. If these terrorists were fighting for the freedom of peoples they wouldn't hold them as human shields. Many regions of the world from the Americas, to Africa, Middle East, Southern Asian Isles are confronting different levels of this but the LTTE had managed to gain an unbelievable stock of weapons, aircrafts, boats, submWhat is up with Gordon Weiss? The only thing consistent about him is his inconsistency for each time his allagations are disproven he blames it on misinformed and incompltete sources but he never bothers to do confirmations with all available sources prior to releasing a statement. "Mr. Weiss, the U.N. spokesman, said Monday that “to the best of our knowledge, the government doctors trapped with these civilians have proven consistently reliable.” more

Resolved Question: Why is Jesus here illegally for over a decade might be deported, why he is Jesus after all?

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — An Hispanic man living in Carbondale illegally for over a decade was sentenced to prison and faces possible deportation for assaulting another man and giving a false name to authorities. Jesus Mendoza-Soriano, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of criminal impersonation, a felony, and third-degree assault on April 2. Ninth Judicial District Court Judge Denise Lynch sentenced Soriano to 18 months in the Colorado Department of Corrections on the criminal impersonation charge. The felony conviction is Soriano’s third for the same crime. Soriano also received 90 days for the assault charge but was credited for 102 days he’s already served in Garfield County Jail since the incident occurred on Jan. 25. According to the arrest affidavit, Garfield County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a fight at the Dos Hermanos Restaurant near the Colorado Mountain College turnoff south of Glenwood Springs on Jan. 25. They spoke to the victim that said he had been hit in the head with a bottle, by a man he called “Gustavo,” which turned out to be Soriano. When deputies contacted Soriano, he told them his name was “Gustavo Sabredra”, according the arrest report. Deputies learned that wasn’t his name when Soriano’s wife called him Jesus as he was being arrested, the report stated. Deputies again asked Soriano for his name, he reportedly gave them another false name — Jesus Soriano-Mendoza. When deputies ran the name Jesus Soriano-Mendoza, no criminal record was returned. However, through fingerprints, deputies discovered Soriano’s real identity. And deputies also found that he had previously been convicted for criminal impersonation in 1996 and was deported to Mexico in August of that year. Prosecutor Matthew Barrett asked for a three-year prison term because of Soriano’s two previous felony convictions for similar crimes. “He has shown a complete disregard for the laws of this state, and for the laws of the U.S. government, by returning to this country illegally and continuing to commit crimes,” Barrett said. Barrett argued that the public defender’s request of three years of unsupervised probation would send the wrong message to other criminals, legal or illegal. “This is the kind of message we send,” Barrett said. “That illegal immigrants aren’t going to be treated better than legal residents who commit similar crimes.” Barrett said after the sentencing, “The point I was trying to convey is that everyone needs to be treated equally.” Soriano told judge Lynch that he was sorry for what he did, and that he should not have returned to the country. “I feel I’m responsible for what I did when I hit the guy,” Soriano said. “But I did not want to hurt my family.” Public defender Steve McCrohan said that while Soriano did not have permission from the federal government to be here, he was working at the same job for the past seven years and supporting his family without any other criminal incidents. Judge Lynch said, “It’s not my job to ensure the immigration policies, I have to uphold the laws of this state.” She read his criminal history which included criminal impersonation, convictions of theft, and two DUIs. She also said that he has been to prison on at least one prior conviction. http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20090509/NEWS/905099995/-1/rss01 more

Resolved Question: I got charged with identity theft to avoid arrest and public intoxication...what could result from that?

The cop asked for my name and birth date. At the time I was drunk and panickedd so I said my sister's name and birthday. The cop knew I was lying. I got arrested and on the way to the station, I finally told the truth. Although I was drunk, I cooperated and everything. They released me later in the morning and now I have a court date. I am 18 (will be 19 in May) and my record's clean. I have never been in trouble with the law. Oh, and they never gave me a sobriety test or a breathalyzer. What are the chances of me getting those charges drop? Would I get a fine and/or have to do community service? Or jail time? more

Resolved Question: How do you like how well our new law is working out Iowa plant now not charged in ID theft?

DES MOINES, IOWA — A former human resources employee at an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse where hundreds of illegal immigrants were caught in a raid last year has withdrawn her guilty plea to identity theft Laura Althouse's attorney filed a motion Monday to withdraw the plea after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that undocumented workers who use phony IDs can't be considered identity thieves unless they knew they were using ID numbers from real people. A judge granted Althouse's motion Tuesday, and her attorney says that effectively dismisses the charge. Althouse still faces sentencing May 13 on a charge of conspiracy to harbor undocumented immigrants for financial gain at the Agriprocessors plant in Postville. U.S. attorney's spokesman Bob Teig declined to comment. more

Resolved Question: How do I confront my mother about her pending court dates and money problems?

My mother is 46 years old. She has had a rough childhood and I can almost say the way she was brought up could in someways be called neglect/abuse. Somehow she managed to raise me pretty well though after my father died in 1994, my relationship with her went south fast as i found out she was having an affair, pregnant with another man's baby and all kinds of crazy stuff. She has since married this other man and had a total of 4 kids by him. We have had a very rocky relationship over the past 10 years. At times going months at a time without even speaking. Looking back at my childhood i can realize times that my mother stole money and she always denied it. When i was in college she even took out credit cards in my name and then quit paying for them but because she was my mother i could not bring myself to press charges. She also stole from my grandmother, her own mother and after that alienated herself from that family, i believe out of embarrassment and shame even though she still denies doing that to my grandmother. Recently she has been brought up on charges of identity theft and credit card fraud that were felony charges. The court date has been scheduled twice now and she and the her kids were sick the first time and she received a continuance. She was due to go again this past week and ended up in the hospital. Due to privacy laws i have not found out all the details but the talk is that she took some pills or something to make herself sick to not be able to attend court. She is set to go to court again this thursday and i'm worried if i don't confront her and let her know that her family can be supportive of her if she gets help and can face her responsiblities that I will regreat. I just don't know the best way to go about talking to her. more

Resolved Question: Justices Limit Use of Identity Theft Law in Immigration Cases?

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a favorite tool of prosecutors in immigration cases, ruling unanimously that a federal identity-theft law may not be used against many illegal workers who used false Social Security numbers to get jobs. The question in the case was whether workers who use fake identification numbers to commit some other crimes must know they belong to a real person to be subject to a two-year sentence extension for “aggravated identity theft.” The answer, the Supreme Court said, is yes. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/us/05immig.html?ref=politics anyone else think this is ridiculous?well, judging by the thumbs down there are plenty of people who think it is okay to break the law. more

Resolved Question: Before ID Theft Laws?

Before Id theft laws how was identity theft cases were handled? more

Resolved Question: Have there been any psychological studies done on the phenomena of cultural and religious identity theft?

Does anyone know of any study done of groups or individuals who claim the identity, symbols, culture and history of a people and pervert those things by turning them topsy turvy, most often to impose beliefs that are offensive to and violate the laws of the authentic nation people? The impostor group also simultaneously declares great love and loyalty to the identity they claim while they display hatred and insult to the laws, ethics, values and the actual people whose identity they hijack? I am often witness to see that the many different Native American Indian nations and the Jewish covenant nation people have many different groups who openly display bigotry and hostility to the original nation peoples while claiming to be them as they corrupt and distort.their histories, their traditions, laws, and their various spiritual beliefs, Other common threads: Any individual or group that speaks out *against* this bigoted display of entitlement to hijack and remove the right of a people to maintain their own unadulterated history and laws, is then chastized as the bigot and condemned for their hatred at not being "tolerant". The ultimate goal of the group hijacking the identity is to completely replace and eliminate the original group. The new group claims those who refuse to accept them as the authentic people deserve eternal torture and punishment for their "intolerance". Can anyone point me to any studies done on this and it's larger effect on the societies and cultures involved? How does a society's acceptance of "entitlement" to the right to displace another people affect Western Civilization as a whole? Is this a phenomena unique to Western civilization?Good example, Lisa. I know that I cannot look at a swastika without revulsion and that is probably something that saddens the original people for whom that symbol means something noble. Cher: The evangelical Hebrew Christians aren't the only groups to hijack Jewish identity and project that Jews are bigoted to them to state they are not the real covenant nation, Israel. The Black Hebrew Israelites and the White Supremacist groups called "Christian Identity" do this also, but they are not as socially accepted for similar claims and methods. I fail to see how this question could be considered a violation since I am asking in all sincerity about a serious and legitimate concern among the groups of people who have had their very identities assaulted, and I genuinely want real answers. I'm looking for data..if anyone knows of any studies done on this? Tehilla V Could you explain a bit more in detail the outcome of your classroom social experiment? That really is related.I guess what *I* wrote was taken wrong. I was ADDING to the information you gave, giving additional detail. Also, I was explaining why any violation report would not be a legitimate one. I did not mean to imply anything else and apologize for any offense taken.oops, forgot to address that last edit to Cher's comments. And I'll add to reemphasise..I hadn't assumed anything negative from you at all. I am still confused and don't know what was in what *I* wrote that made you feel that, so again, I am sorry if what I wrote offended you.Chedvah..that's a great corollaryQuite a number of historians have noted the political nature of both the Greek and Roman attempts to use religion and hijacking of religious elements as a method of eliminating Jewish self-rule and self-determination and their existence as a nation people. We can recognize in history when such events have taken place in the past, and even recognize it today, but did we learn any effective techniques to thwart such efforts before they lead to actual violence and persecutions?Robert, a huge flaw there is assigning this to "monotheism" when it was the polytheists who most often used the tool of assigning the deities and cultures of conquered peoples the new names of the new conquering people's deities..a study of the history of Greece and Rome does show this with great clarity. Look at the British Isles alone for obvious evidence of that. my additional details will run far too long if I illustrate each example of a polytheist culture imposing it's own form of political/religious/cultural identity theft in ancient history and to a Jew, worship of a human as a deity and the creation of a deity of the underworld Devil aren't exactly strict to monotheism :)Torah and Judaism does NOT teach that one must be a member of the covenant of Israel ( Jewish) and this notion is foreign to and offensive to Judaism to say that people who do not believe as Jews deserve death..we do not have a "hell" for "unbelievers". Jews believe there is only one God who is One, but we believe that all people may directly connect to God and that the righteous of all nations merit blessing and that all humans are equal before God. Too many stories of blessed Gentiles in the Tanakh to deny that! "i.e. there is only One God, One Way to that God, all others must be converted or killed, etc" that other replacement theologies took passages out of context to justify their actions does not justify assigning this to "monotheism" or to Judaism.Thanks for the link Paperback. Do we have reaction from the Islamic community on that?I don't want to VEER away from the focus of the actual question here so please, if anyone has any answer as to the psychology involved and/or studies done on this. Tehilla V, Cher and Chedvah have been the only answers addressing this notion specifically.While I may have disagreed with some of the assertions in Robert's answer, he also gave some great examples of what I was asking about. I am sorry to see that his answer is gone. I hoped to see it address the psychology involved. Shalom more

Resolved Question: Should all laws regarding illegals be enforced?

Do you believe what Janet is saying about it not being a crime? Since when are misdemeanors not considered crimes? Americans Working to Stop Illegal Immigration Get the Facts about Illegal Immigration Illegal Immigration Laws Most Americans know our basic laws regarding illegal immigration. It is illegal to enter the United States without permission. The first time an illegal immigrant is caught in the US it is a misdemeanor civil offense. This is because we want to be able to quickly return illegal aliens to Mexico or Canada, when they are caught at the border without the rigors of a jury trial. After the first offense, being caught a second time is a felony! It is also against the law to overstay a visa issued by the US Government and illegal for an employer to knowingly hire illegal immigrants. Our volunteers have compiled this list of illegal immigration laws for your review. It is Illegal To Bring Illegal Aliens Into US under current Laws It is unlawful for any person to bring aliens into the United States. Fine: $3,000 for each alien (Sec. 273. [8 U.S.C. 1323]) It is Illegal To Harbor Illegal Immigrants . It is unlawful to bring in or harbor illegal aliens. Fine: $3,000 for each alien. (Sec. 273. [8 U.S.C. 1323] ) It is Illegal To Employ, Recruit, or Refer Illegal Aliens for Jobs . It is unlawful for a person or other entity- to employ or recruit or refer for a fee an illegal alien in the United States. Commercial advantage or private financial gain offender can be fined under title 18, US code, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both. ...Any person who, during any 12-month period, knowingly hires for employment at least 10 individuals with actual knowledge that the individuals are aliens described in sub paragraph (B) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. (Sec. 274A. [8 U.S.C. 1324a] ) It is Illegal To Forge Documents for Illegal Immigrants or violate Identity Theft Laws . It is unlawful for any person or entity knowingly- to forge documents. Legal documents must be presented when entering the US. ( Sec. 274C. [8 U.S.C. 1324c] ) ...Fine: not less than $250 and not more than $2,000 for each document that is the subject of a violation. ...Previous violation: not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000 for each document that is the subject of a violation. US Laws Declare it is Illegal To Aid or Abet Illegal Immigrants . It is unlawful for anyone to aid or assist aliens to enter the United States. Penalty: fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. ( Sec. 277. [8 U.S.C. 1327] ) LEGAL Immigrants Must Know English, US History, US Laws, and Principles . No person shall be naturalized as a citizen of the United States who cannot demonstrate: ... An understanding of the English language, including the ability to read, write and and speak words in ordinary usage in the English language. ... A knowledge and understanding of history, and of the principles and form of government, of the United States. ( Sec. 312. [8 U.S.C. 1423] ) Legal Immigrants Must Display Moral Character and No Crime Record . Requirements as to residence, good moral character, attachment to the principles of the constitution, and favorable disposition to the Untied States. ( Sec. 316. [8 U.S.C. 1427] ) Legal Immigrants Must Be Investigated and Screened for past crimes and terrorism links . Prior to a person becoming naturalized, or an employee of the service, a personal investigation is required of the individual applying. ( Sec. 335. [8 U.S.C. 1446] ) It is Illegal For Illegal Aliens to Bypass Medical and Physical Exams for illnesses and infectious diseases . Physical and Mental Examinations are required. Aliens arriving at ports of the United States will be detained for the purpose of determining whether they are afflicted with any of the diseases or mental or physical defects or disabilities set forth in section 212(a), or whenever the Attorney General has received information showing that any aliens are coming from a country or have embarked at a place where any of such diseases are prevalent or epidemic. ( Sec. 232 [8 U.S.C. 1252] ) Illegal Aliens Deported are ineligible for readmission to US Under Current Laws . Distressed Aliens: Any alien who falls into distress or who needs public aid from causes arising prior to his/her entry is desirous of being so removed. Any alien so removed shall be ineligible to apply for or receive a visa or other documentation for readmission, or to apply for admission to the United States except with the prior approval of the Attorney General. ( Sec. 250. [8 U.S.C. 1260] ) It is Illegal for Illegal Immigrants to possess a firearm or ammunition . It is unlawful for an alien illegally in the United States or an alien admitted to the United States under a non immigrant visa to legally receive or poss more

Voting Question: EX trouble? Is there anyway I can presue legal matters a year after the issue occurs?

I have an ex who won't stay the fuck out of my life. I've tried to approach the situation from every direction seemingly possible short of breaking the law. I'm tried the nice guy approach and she says " but I want you in my life. Tell me what I need to work on and I will". I try the asshole approach and its " You have issues too". I try being mentally and verbally abusive to her and its, " what has your girlfriend done with her life?", or " I love you." or " all you care about is sex". She is constantly threatening my girlfriend whom she has never met in her life. Recently, she asked me if I love her or my girlfriend so naturally I told her no. She decides to log on to my emails and Myspaces and forward messages to my girlfriend trying to get her to leave me, after pretending to be me telling her "I want to "fuck" my exes and that I still love them." Then she proceeded to delete messages off my email which she has done twice sense than. I would rather deal with this now but I am stationed in Kuwait and the Service Member Civil Rights Act prevents me from presuming any legal cases. So far the things she has done during this whole debacle are as following; Harassment, Slander, Cyber Bullying, Stalking, Fraud i.e. pretending to be me which is probably Identity Theft also. Sending emails from my account. Hacking; changing my passwords, my password reset information, and deleting emails received. What are my options when I get back to the states next year. more

Resolved Question: Is there anyway I can presue legal matters a year after the issue occurs?

I have an ex who won't stay the fuck out of my life. I've tried to approach the situation from every direction seemingly possible short of breaking the law. I'm tried the nice guy approach and she says " but I want you in my life. Tell me what I need to work on and I will". I try the asshole approach and its " You have issues too". I try being mentally and verbally abusive to her and its, " what has your girlfriend done with her life?", or " I love you." or " all you care about is sex". She is constantly threatening my girlfriend whom she has never met in her life. Recently, she asked me if I love her more than my girlfriend, whom i plan on marrying, naturally I told her no. She decides to log on to my emails and Myspaces and forward messages to my girlfriend trying to get her to leave me, after pretending to be me telling her "I want to "fuck" my exes and that I still love them." Then she proceeded to delete messages off my email which she has done twice sense than. I would rather deal with this now but I am stationed in Kuwait and the Service Member Civil Rights Act prevents me from presuming any legal cases. So far the things she has done during this whole debacle are as following; Harassment, Slander, Cyber Bullying, Stalking, Fraud i.e. pretending to be me which is probably Identity Theft also. Sending emails from my account. Hacking; changing my passwords, my password reset information, and deleting emails received. What are my options when I get back to the states next year. more

Resolved Question: why is identity theft illegal?

what is it in the law that makes identity theft illegal? more

Resolved Question: What do U think of The high cost of illegal immigration over in UTAH?

They ignore illegal aliens who continue to unlawfully hold jobs using Social Security numbers belonging to Americans at the same time American citizens doing the same jobs are being laid off. They ignore the plight of American citizens who are denied unemployment insurance because an illegal alien is either already collecting unemployment benefits under the American's stolen Social Security number or because income earned by the illegal alien is credited to the American's stolen Social Security number thereby making it appear that the unemployed citizen is still working. They ignore the desperation felt by parents of Utah children who are denied badly needed, means-tested public benefits because the earnings of illegal aliens have been credited to their children's stolen Social Security numbers. They ignore the plight of American citizens when the IRS goes after them for the payment of back taxes on income earned by illegal aliens using their stolen social security numbers. They ignore the injustices that occur when American citizens are arrested or when they are denied jobs because the criminal records of illegal aliens using their stolen Social Security numbers are attached to their names. They ignore the damage done to Americans who suffer potentially life threatening consequences when their medical records are corrupted with the personal information of illegal aliens using their stolen social security numbers to obtain medical care. This policy of ignoring massive illegal alien identity theft and the impact that it has on its victims is mean spirited and cruel. If this is the price that it takes to maintain good relations with the illegal alien community, then the price is too high and the policy must be changed immediately.They refuse to acknowledge that their failure to aggressively pursue and arrest illegal aliens using fake documents fuels employment related, child identity theft in Utah in spite of the fact that in Arizona an estimated 1 million children have their Social Security numbers being used mainly by illegal aliens for employment purposes. It is time for Utah's law enforcement community to focus on the citizens who they are sworn to serve and to protect rather than on making Utah a sanctuary state for illegal alien identity thieves. http://www.standard.net/live/news/170211 more

Resolved Question: How long until Digital Voting is viable?

I'd like to know from experts across the board from network security to electoral law, and just laypeople. with the constant evolution of the Internet, how long will it be before we could have a direct voice in our vote, using the net. Of course you have the issue of identity confirmation vs identity theft, multiple votes, and all that. You also have the issue of ignorance. It might not be a good idea for someone who has no expertise in science to vote on issues impacting the environment. Or, you could get criminals voting on judicial processes. but seriously. Wouldn't it be great if when a lawmaker proposes a bill, we could just say yay or nay from home? wouldn't that be the most pure form of Democracy? or is this just science fiction? more

Resolved Question: What will happen to this Dodge City illegal indicted for threatening an Arizona federal prosecutor?

WICHITA — An illegal immigrant living in Dodge City has been indicted on federal obstruction of justice charges for allegedly threatening an Arizona federal prosecutor. A five-count indictment unveiled Thursday replaces an earlier criminal complaint against 60-year-old Angela Ramos-Ocana, a native of Mexico. Ramos-Ocana faces one count each of eluding inspection by immigration authorities, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct a federal agent. She's also charged with trying to bring an alien into the United States and encouraging an illegal alien to enter the United States. Her two sons-in-law, Juan Estrada-Santiago and Wilson Mandujano-Diaz, each face four-count indictments on various crimes related to identity theft and false documentation. http://www.cjonline.com/news/state/2009-04-16/dodge_city_woman_indicted Will she be deported or face time ? more

Voting Question: Is this situation fraudulent?

I know those people personally and I am afraid of them because I know what they can do. They are three people - the father (old man, very slay), the brother and the sister. The brother is an attorney how brakes the law whenever he can - I know soo many frauds he has done in the past years and now - credit cards, identity thefts, bank frauds,tax frauds, est. This person's withdrawn a lot of money from his credit cards and filed for bankruptcy (which was planed) with no matter that he is making six figures in his job(he knows the law pretty well). He uses his father's credit cards and sharing them with the sister (she is millioner's companion); now they are (the brother- lawyer and the sister) preparing bankruptcy of the old man (the father) - they are withdrawing money as much as they can. In the meantime the old man sold a real estate out of the states for more than $100,000. And he has few more very expansive real estates out of the US.But in the states no one knows the truth - they know them as good, honest and quite people - the brother is a lawyer, the sister is a single mom, and the father is a foreigner- writer. Do you think this is a fraud? Do I need to stay quite in this situation? If not how to report it? more

Resolved Question: So How Does A Thief Get Access To My Personal Information?

Anyone could become a victim of identity theft. It happens when the thief pretends to be you by taking your bank account numbers, your social security number and credit cards. With this information, the thief will open new credit card accounts and borrow money to go on a spending spree buying luxurious items such as new cars and taking expensive vacations. So How Does A Thief Get Access To My Personal Information? I know what it feels like when someone stole my wife and mother-in-laws purses at a garage sale out of their vehicle. Some of this was their fault by leaving their purses in the car and NOT LOCKING the door. They always lock their door but just this one time because they felt safe. NOT! We had to make all those calls to credit card companies and change all the locks on vehicles and house locks because they stole the keys, checkbooks, credit, debit etc...... more

Voting Question: Is it identity theft if someone wrongly uses your mailing address for taxes?

A person staying in my home briefly filled out her tax papers using my address because she had no other address and now is demanding that I hand over the cheque to her long after she moved out. Is it possible she's trying to show common law status with me so she can claim for my belongings? She stole my credit card info on her way out. I deposited her cheque into the mailbox with "Wrong address - Return to Sender" written on it so there's no mistake. However, I suspect she's trying to establish some sort of identity at my home. more

Resolved Question: can i really get in trouble with the law 4 this or is he an idiot?

ok so ive been in trouble with the law before and im on probabtion.... for some disorderlys and identity theft.... well last night my mom and her bf went out and i snuck in there room (which is usually locked) and i went on his computer he found out was MAD and put the computer in a bag and is gunna get it fingerprinted... and said im going to jail for that..... can i really im 17 btw... more

Resolved Question: Who do the cops arrest, the gangsters or the masked man?

There's serious word of some masked man beating down some gang-bangers pretty bad near my apartment the other night. I work 8pm-7am 5 days a week and sleep the rest, so I never witness anything :( The residents in the building across from me who did see what happened, told the cops some average sized masked guy in black beat up 5 gangsters using "navy seal fighting" and "superhero kung fu"......Ya I know... These guys got beat down outdoors in front their place while getting drunk and harrasing all that wasnt with their gang. He supposedly kicked a guy into a car door so hard it loudly shattered the window. (No one claims to have seen that, as the initial bang is what alerted most others.) They say the masked man couldve killed all of them, but instead beat them until they were unconcious or begged for mercy. I must honestly say that these hispanic gangsters were not friendly or civil people at all. I had a personal encounter with them, that resulted in me having to dead bolt my door and call the police, so Im not in the least bit sympathetic towards what happened to them, but who gets blamed here? The ones who torture me and my local residence everyday with gang fights, drug dealing, vandalism and theft or the one who takes the law violently into their own hands and hides their Identity? ....who? more

Resolved Question: Computers and the Law?

Since almost the entire world is runs on computers, why are the police/law enforcement so far behind when it comes to computer crime or does it just look that way. e.g. hackers, identity theft and so on. more

Resolved Question: Please answer! Serious problem!?

As most people know, a young girl about 16 has been the victim of a serious mass identity theft scam. I have had posers but nothing as serious as this. I am really sorry for her and I don't know how I would carry on if this happened to me. If you are thinking of posing as her please don't. It's not necessary is it? Why can't you just be yourselves? After all, no-one cares about fake profiles. We all know their fake. Think of the impact this could be having on her and her family. She is not even able to put pictures up without them being stolen and used for fake profiles like "Lexi Cyrus" and "Jenny Parker". I would like to find a real Jenny profile so I can talk to her about the posing situation. We have quite a lot in common from what I have heard. Maybe we could set up an anti posing site to help people find their posers and tips and tricks to help people find the real you. What do you think? Who agrees? And who has her REAL profile? If you give me a fake or own one I will report you to Yahoo and Myspace/Facebook or the social networkiing site that you have the fake profile on. Beware this is a serious crime and you could go down for a very long time. Do you think the law cares if you are 15?I mean if you own a fake Jenny profile you will get reported. Who has her real profile? more

Voting Question: Ways they coul've/should've stimulated the economy?

just turned 20 years of age and from KY. Im just trying to get some insight on what people think of my opinion and ideas on the current economy. I listed my ideas by the number. 1. 100% free pork. The stimmulous plan could've consisted of a super simple idea of giving every person who filed for taxes in 2008 (143,138,000), a check for $5000.00. *ONLY VALID IN U.S.A.* Which the sum is $715,690,000,000.00. Chaper then the almost Trillion dollar stimulous package. In return: I think people would take all of that money or at least a couple thousand and simply "blow it" directly into the heart of the economy. 2.Raise minimum wage to $10.00 an hour. In return: More tax money for government spending. highly increasing employment percentage. As there are plenty of jobs people will not take because they are $6.50 an hour jobs. Taxes are flowing into the treasury so 'caps' can be put on gasoline/oil,insurance,and a specific 'credit bailout' for people who made a simple mistake and dont deserve to file banruptsy and wait 8 years to start biulding credit again.. Start a program for identity theft forgiveness for victims of idenity theft. ect ect ect... 3.Let the banks fail. In return: Not every bank needed a bailout. Some would file bankrupsy and some wouldnt. The ones that wouldnt faulter leaving only the stongest to survive. So instead of a bank on literally ever block you could have one bank in one city. There would be no need for a bail out ever. People have to bank somehwere. Huge amounts of people would be banking at one bank instead of multiple banks who cannot stand there ground. In this case the bailout would'nt have been needed. 4. Things needing to be cut one way or another. Government assistance all together. Free housing. Food stamps. Forced child support. Forced alamony. This money could be spent on law enforecment, homeland security, immigration, parks, roads, bridges, rivers, wildlife, the atmosphere itself. The very world we live in and without it we wouldnt exist. Every living soul should be working and bringing in a paycheck. If you dont then you dont have money to spend in the economy and in return are failing it just the same as the weasles on wall street taking what doesnt belong to you. If your not a U.S. citizen you should not have the oportunity to use U.S. priviledges. Such as a U.S. job that could potentually be a U.S. citizens job.I really like slay247's answer. I see what you mean about increasing minimum wage. It just wouldnt work. Thanks for the contructive answer! more

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