Thread: Waukegan:Sheriff says ID theft is epidemic; illegals, E-Veri

We have a good sheriff. His office/jail is in Waukegan. It will be interesting to see what he does to combat this issue.



Sheriff says ID theft is 'epidemic'
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November 2, 2009
By FRANK ABDERHOLDEN fabderholden@scn1.com

If a successful Long Grove business man can fall prey to identity theft, anyone can be a target.

But truly frustrating part is not being able to solve the case, said Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran.

"It's become an epidemic, very problematic," he said.

The Long Grove victim learned something was amiss when the Internal Revenue Service notified him that he received income that he did not report for working at a number of temporary staffing agencies throughout the Chicago area.

Police went to one temp agency in Elgin, and Curran said the roadblocks and hurdles they met to try to get a picture of the suspect and any other information the agency had was amazing.

"It took four subpoenas to compel them to furnish us with the information and turn over a photograph of the suspect," he said.

They also got an address in the 100 block of Baldwin in Palatine, but that turned out to be a false address. Neighbors had never heard of him or saw him in the neighborhood.

Curran said the investigation is continuing. They are not sure how the man got the Long Grove businessman's information, since there was no burglary at the victim's home.

"There are so many different ways they can get your information," Curran said, from store clerks to the Internet. "It's very difficult to protect yourself."

Curran said that he has seen national data that says half of the illegal immigrants have fraudulent identification. He also said the state is not complying with E-Verify, an Internet system put together by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration.

It allows employers to verify a person's identity, and it is a requirement for federal contractors and subcontractors.

"Illinois is known as a sanctuary state because of that," Curran said.

The sheriff's office is also taking the tack of prevention.

"I'm not going to tolerate this," Curran said of identity theft.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/news ... 02.article

It's nice to know there are LEOs and politicians on the side of American citizens and the rule of law...even if there aren't enough of them...yet. I feel sorry for the legal immigrants and citizens of Illinois. How can this state get away with not complying with E-Verify?

I recall that when former president Bush gave people stimulus money many people were getting more than one check. That was due to someone else using their ID.

Police went to one temp agency in Elgin, and Curran said the roadblocks and hurdles they met to try to get a picture of the suspect and any other information the agency had was amazing.

"It took four subpoenas to compel them to furnish us with the information and turn over a photograph of the suspect," he said.

I was totally shocked at how Temp services had taken over in obtaining a job here ( at least in NC). They should be prosecuted right along with the illegal using someone else's ID.

I'm sorry, 4 suponenas? They for sure knewKNEW something wasn't on the up and up! So they fought tooth and nail to not have to reveal their complicity...

OH but you can not prosecute them because they did not knowingly use someone else's ID...what a piece of crap that court decision was eh?

These people are being protected at every level by this government and no one is taking ID theft serious any more. The rule of law means nothing in this country any longer.

Here in Waukegan, since most office cleaning crews are illegal, information is stolen from doctors and dentists offices. Just think about it, anyone on Medicaid or Medicare has their SSN right there in the records, along with name, birthdate, address, etc. Everything they need.

Originally Posted by SOSADFORUS

OH but you can not prosecute them because they did not knowingly use someone else's ID...what a piece of crap that court decision was eh?

These people are being protected at every level by this government and no one is taking ID theft serious any more. The rule of law means nothing in this country any longer.

DITTO! They now have to prove that the illegal invader had actual knowledge that the stolen identification they are/were using actually belonged to a real person.

Good luck meeting that burden of proof. The illegal invader will simply claim he didn't know the identification belonged to someone (thought it was fake) and that will be good enough. Common sense would tell you that using any identification that did not belong to you in an effort to conceal your true identity or secure work for which you were not entitled to hold would satisfy that burden of proof.

Thanks Supreme Court for protecting America and her citizens!