From: lyger (lygerattrition.org)
Date: Mon Apr 13 2009 - 06:39:51 CDT

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6370750.html

Identity thieves using the names and Social Security numbers of Irving
Independent School District employees have made thousands of dollars in
purchases, school officials say.

One woman has been accused of fraudulent use or possession of identifying
information and two charges of credit card abuse. A second person linked
to the theft case has been arrested but no charges have yet been filed in
the Irving case, authorities said.

At least 64 of the 3,400 teachers and other employees whose names were on
the old benefits report that somehow ended up in the trash have said they
are identity theft victims. The school district mailed letters to current
and former employees about the breach, but 472 of the letters were
returned as undeliverable.

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