2011 — Emory Healthcare: An investigation into a few stolen Social Security…
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An investigation into a few stolen Social Security checks that had been fraudulently deposited into Duluth banks uncovered three separate identity theft rings. At least six conspirators managed to defraud 5,779 people. A former real estate broker created a tax service company in order to access credit reports from a third-party credit reporting agency. Names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers were exposed. The former real estate agent then made about $2.5 million by stealing Social
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