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Patrol
CHP Officer Pleads Not Guilty of Illegal Cache
A California Highway Patrol officer, charged with having a cache of illegal guns, explosives, drugs, and stolen drivers' licenses at his Anderson area home, pleaded not guilty on Monday in Shasta County Superior Court.
April 9, 2012
Patrol
Sheriff Joe: Obama's Birth Certificate Is Fake
Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio said his investigators have uncovered evidence that President Obama's long-form birth certificate is a forgery.
February 29, 2012
Photo: POLICE file
Technology
La. Sheriff Charged with Fraud, ID Theft
The Ouachita Parish (La.) sheriff and a major in the agency have been charged with conspiracy, computer fraud, identity theft and obstruction, U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley announced.
February 23, 2012
Technology
Calif. Launches eCrime Enforcement Unit
California has created a task force to identify and prosecute identity theft, cyber crimes and other crimes involving the use of technology. The eCrime Unit will be staffed with Department of Justice attorneys and investigators.
December 14, 2011
Photo: California Attorney General
Patrol
Video: Charges Dropped Against Suspect In Parking Lot Take-Down
An attempted-murder charge has been dropped against a man Orlando Police officers said attempted to ram them with his van outside a Target store in November.
August 31, 2011
Orlando Pd Van Ram Vid
Patrol
Inside An FBI Undercover Operation
The two-year investigation initially targeted corrupt employees at the DMV who sold fraudulent driver's licenses and vehicle registrations to drug dealers, terrorists, organized crime figures, and other scumbags who used aliases to enter and leave the U.S. and otherwise facilitate their criminal activity.
June 19, 2011
Photo illustration: LaMar Norman.
Patrol
Sheriff Joe Arrests 17 During Sweep at Landscaping Business
Deputies with the Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff's Office arrested 17 workers at the El Mirage landscaping company during an immigration sweep that revealed 11 workers with false Social Security numbers.
November 15, 2010
Special Units
ID Forgery Kit
Street gangs have become very adept at creating convincing false documents that can pass an officer's cursory inspection. Advanced computers, scanners, and color printers make detection more challenging, and traffickers often use fake birth certificates and other forgeries to obtain authentic state-issued documents. Biometric methods such as fingerprinting, retinal scans and DNA are a much more reliable way to identify suspicious people. Photos courtesy of Richard Valdemar.
August 24, 2010
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confiscated this fake California Identification Card during an investigation. The IDs have since been given additional anti-forgery features, which can often be defeated by savvy counterfeiters.
Gangs
False Document Mills Fuel Gang Profits
Advanced computers, scanners, and color printers make counterfeit detection much more difficult. Like good counterfeit currency, most false documents pass routine inspection and only the crude examples are detected.
August 23, 2010
This Los Angeles County birth certificate was a forgery. Photo courtesy of Richard Valdemar.
Patrol
FBI Agent Spent Three Years Undercover with Identity Thieves
Salesmen and parents know the technique well. It's called the takeaway, and as far as Keith Mularski is concerned, it's the reason he kept his job as administrator of online fraud site DarkMarket.
January 29, 2009
Patrol
Bronx Cops Nab Four in $2M Tax Ripoff
A Bronx-based theft ring swindled the IRS for about $2 million by submitting fake tax returns based on stolen identities, police said.
September 11, 2008
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