Identity Theft Justice Extremes

In a bizarre twist to two cases of identity theft, one perpetrator faces a life sentence while another has their previous conviction over turned by the courts. Maryland's highest court overturned yesterday a Howard County man's conviction on identity theft charges, ruling that the state law is ambiguous and can't be used to prosecute someone who takes the identity of a fictitious person. "Two of the seven judges dissented, arguing that legislators could not have intended the "illogical result" of allowing a perpetrator to escape prosecution by using a fake identity." Crazy isn't that judges would allow a convicted identity theft criminal to go free while in the next case you will see the opposite end of the spectrum represented within the same state of Maryland. Meanwhile, in Anne Arundel County, a woman is facing the prospect of a life behind bars after pleading guilty of aggravated identity theft . It seems, according to the case investigators, the identity thief used her victim's lost wallet and identity to get narcotic pain medication from 85 hospitals and health care providers throughout 11 different states across America. Two different cases, same state, with polar extremes to the justice ultimately rendered for identity theft victims. So, our tip for today is to not count on the justice system to always work in your favor should you become an identity theft victim. Take proactive care of your own financial freedom by guarding against identity theft from ever happening to you. Seek out, especially for medical identity theft, a solution to catch the often times hard to catch criminal activity against your good reputation. Remember , its up to you to take the first steps to insure your chances of becoming an identity theft victim do not need to rely upon the courts to remedy you after its too late. This article may be published in it's entirety on your site. Article courtesy of

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