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Identity theft discovered at job center
El Dorado Times ^ | 6-6-06


Posted on 06/06/2006 11:43:27 AM PDT by SJackson



When Elena Ma Santana Contreras turned in her information Thursday morning at the Butler County Workforce Center, her Social Security number triggered a red flag.

When employees put the number into the system, it was shown to be in use - by a male veteran.

Contreras had come into the center with two women and a man. After employees at the center determined Contreras was using someone else's identity, they contacted the El Dorado Police Department.

Contreras, who presented the false documents, was arrested for identity theft. However, the police could not prove the other three people with her were in the country illegally, and after repeated attempts to contact the Immigration and Naturalization Service, they had to let them go.

Butler County Workforce Center manager David Bassett said the boldness of the illegal immigrant's actions did not surprise him.

“Especially since we are a free service,” Bassett said.


The center is a resource for those who might be searching for a job, exploring career options, ready to earn a high school diploma, seeking training, updating skills or needing economic support.

“This is an employer-paid service,” Bassett said, “Our employers pay taxes for this service, and we really try to look out for our businesses.”

For Bassett, looking out means making sure people seeking work have the identification that is mandatory on an employment eligibility verification form, in which businesses have three days to verify whether an employee is authorized to work.


Bassett said there have been a couple of incidents where people used false identification at the center. He said the last incident was a couple of years ago.

“We don't get much,” Bassett said, “it tends to run in cycles.

“We wouldn't have caught it (this time) if the number hadn't been registered to another person. She came up as a black male veteran.”






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Contreras, who presented the false documents, was arrested for identity theft. However, the police could not prove the other three people with her were in the country illegally, and after repeated attempts to contact the Immigration and Naturalization Service, they had to let them go.

No wonder identity theft is such a problem. Shows you how much our government wants to solve the problem.

She came up as a black male veteran.”

Gee I wonder how long she had that number?