Stiffer Penalties for ID Theft
On July 20, the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act (ITPEA) was signed into law.
ID theft perpetrators, prosecuted under previous guidelines, were usually sentenced to probation with restitution.
Under the new law, if anyone knowingly possesses another's identification- related information with intent to commit a crime, the sentence is an extra prison term of two years with no possibility of probation on top of any other sentence given.
Copyright © 2004 Bankers' Hotline. Originally appeared in Bankers' Hotline, Vol. 14, No. 5, 7/04
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