Identity Theft Backfires When Stolen Identity Is Worse Than Current One
from the ooops dept
With the rise in identity theft, this was bound to happen sooner or later. A guy with a number of drunk driving convictions stole the identity of his neighbor in order to get a driver's license. What he didn't realize was that his neighbor was a convicted sex offender. A year later, the guy moved, but (of course) didn't register in the new state's (Connecticut) sex offender registry. After being arrested for "disorderly conduct" the lack of registration was noticed, and suddenly he had to convince authorities that he really wasn't the guy whose identity he had stolen. He eventually proved who he really was by his fingerprints. Of course, now he faces charges on fraud and identity theft. Found via boingboing.
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Identity theft
Great opening line. Must have been a great neighborhood...
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