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Identity thieves use sophisticated techniques to steal money
Explore Article washingtonpost.com (Feb 2 2010)
...$3,490. The scam was similar to the even more far-reaching identity-theft operation that victimized Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his wife, Anna, after her purse was stolen from a Capitol Hill Starbucks in August 2008. The ri... (Read Full Article)
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Man Guilty in ID Theft That Ensnared Ben Bernanke
Explore Article The New York Times (Sep 22 2009)
... Federal prosecutors say an Illinois man has pleaded guilty in an identity theft ring that ensnared Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as a victim. Forty-nine-year-old Leonardo Darnell Zanders of Dolton, Ill., entered the guilty plea ... (Read Full Article)
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ID Thieves Now Targeting Social Networking Sites, Medical Records
Explore Article KPBS San Diego (Sep 9 2009)
...f identity theft, we got some evidence from a news story last month. Thieves who stole the purse of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's wife started writing checks on the Bernanke private checking account. So, one of the most powerfu... (Read Full Article)
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Alleged Bernanke theft ring member caught - UPI.com
Explore Article upi.com (Sep 2 2009)
An alleged member of an identity theft ring that claimed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as a victim has been captured, authorities say. The U.S. Marshal's office for the Southern District... (Read Full Article)
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Identity Theft Ring Ensnared Fed Chairman Bernanke
Explore Article InformationWeek (Aug 27 2009)
...rs, an identity theft ring run by a man known as "Big Head" defrauded hundreds of people, including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. On August 7, 2008, Bernanke's wife Anna had her purse stolen off the back of her chair in a Starbu... (Read Full Article)
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Ben Bernanke Victimized By Identity Theft Ring | Newsweek National News | Newsweek.com
Explore Article Newsweek (Aug 26 2009)
...e mighty and powerful as well as hapless consumers, look no further than the nation's chief banker: Ben Bernanke. The Federal Reserve Board chairman was one of hundreds of victims of an elaborate identity-fraud ring, headed by a convicted ...
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