New Jersey DMV workers accused of selling identities for $200 a pop
I hope they throw the book at these people, and I hope the prosecutor’s office is able to track down all the stolen identities and find out who is using them.
Prosecutors have charged two New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission employees with selling names, addresses, birthdates and Social Security numbers of “unsuspecting residents” for as little as $200 per identity. The same investigation conducted by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Economic Crime Unit in Trenton led to charges against two non-government workers who allegedly used their jobs in a tax office and realty company to sell identities as part of a similar scheme.
The prosecutor’s office announced the identity theft charges last week. “In April 2011, the prosecutor’s ECU received information regarding allegations of identity theft involving a state government employee,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. “Further investigation uncovered that two employees of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission were providing the names, addresses, dates of birth and social security numbers of unsuspecting residents that they obtained through their employment. They were charging as little as $200 per identity.” […]