Federal Legislation Identity Theft Links

US Legislative Immigration Update May 21, 2012 - Right Side News

US Legislative Immigration Update May 21, 2012 Right Side News (Id.) The bill will also amend existing federal law to add activities “relating to construction or use of international border tunnels” to the list of offenses which can be investigated via wiretapping by federal agencies. (Id. at § 4; see also 18 USC ...

Victims of tax refund theft turn to lawmakers for help - Chicago Tribune

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Victims of tax refund theft turn to lawmakers for help Chicago Tribune That means filling out an IRS identify theft affidavit, filing a report with local law enforcement and notifying the Federal Trade Commission. The problem is massive, with $5 billion a year going out in fraudulent refunds. The Internal Revenue Service ... IRS fails tax fraud victims, new report findsLynchburg News and Advance Congress Introduces Bill to Increase Tax Preparer PenaltiesAccounting Today Auditor: Identity theft could cost taxpayers $26 billionThe Hill (blog) Tax-news.com all 129 news articles »

Identity Theft in the Matrix - Huffington Post (blog)

Identity Theft in the Matrix Huffington Post (blog) A recent study by academics at the University of Kansas examined how a particular federal tax break for multinational corporations became law, and what happened after that. They calculated that for every $1 spent on lobbying in favor of the tax break, ...

Identity Theft: Grave Robbing for a Tax Refund - BusinessWeek

Identity Theft: Grave Robbing for a Tax Refund BusinessWeek Yet credit reporting agencies, insurers, and other industries worry the legislation could slow their efforts to check names against the file to prevent other types of identity theft. “The faster that we can get it and the more current that information ... and more »

N.M. Credit Report Lawsuit Revived - LoanSafe

N.M. Credit Report Lawsuit Revived LoanSafe (Source: Scott Sandlin Albuquerque Journal, NM (MCT) — A federal appeals court has revived an attempt by the credit reporting industry to block a New Mexico law intended to help victims of identity theft correct their records. and more »