A federal jury in Massachusetts has convicted a Colombian woman of living illegally in Boston under a stolen identity for more than 20 years and receiving over $400,000 in stolen benefits. Lina Maria ...

A Detroit man accused of identity theft and defrauding the state of $400,000 in pandemic relief has been charged, officials said. Stanley Butts was arraigned Wednesday in 36th District Court in ...

For much of the past decade, fraud was treated primarily as a private sector problem. Banks, payment service providers, and corporates were expected to absorb losses and manage risk within their own ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Ghost students" are scammers who are stealing identities, enrolling in schools, signing up for federal loans, and then disappearing as soon they get the money. U.S. Department of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is warning residents that identity theft continues to rank among the nation’s fastest-growing crimes. “The Missouri Attorney ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Rusty Todd Johnston of Clinton was sentenced to three years in federal prison for identity theft and firearms offenses. Johnston, 46, falsely assumed the identity of Adam Preston ...

A petitioner for Smart & Safe Florida has been arrested on charges of voter fraud and identity theft after allegedly using personal information from petition signers to fraudulently register them to ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach man was sentenced Friday to 45 years in federal prison for an auto loan and identity theft scheme that defrauded romantic partners, credit unions, auto ...

Recently, following an abundance of lawsuits and child safety concerns, Roblox implemented age verification for accounts that wished to access chats. Featured Video The process involves opening your ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. RESTON, Va., Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regula, a global developer of identity verification (IDV) solutions and ...

Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies say a theft from an unlocked vehicle in Ojai earlier this month led detectives to uncover a wider identity-theft scheme involving suspects operating across Ventura ...