Feds Charge 28 In ID Theft Ring
Agents at the U.S. Secret Service unmasked 28 people who thought they were safe behind anonymous identities and charged them in connection with alleged ID Theft activities.
Source: Internet NewsThe U.S. Secret Service announced that arrests were made in eight states and six countries stemming from the investigation of public bulletin boards that were the focal point of talk about identity theft schemes. Members of three computer bulletin boards communities, ShadowCrew, Carderplanet and Darkprofits, were identified in a joint operation called "Operation Firewall." The investigation was a joint operation of the Secret Service, the U.S. Department of Justice, foreign law enforcement agencies and investigators from the financial services industry. Bruce Townsend, deputy assistant director for investigations at the Secret Service, said the arrests are just the beginning. "We'll continue our investigation and we have, pursuant to court order, seized quite a bit of information. We'll be looking at that and we'll continue to pursue people who steal other people's information," he said.
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