A friend of mine I've known for years has had continual problems with a man who stole his identity years ago. Every now and again he would have charges levied against him that were actually the other guy running around.. He jumped through all the legal and federal hoops to prove that he was no the other guy. For a year or so there's been nothing, but recently, more charges were brought up against him because of this other fellow.. I am going to now quote him (my buddy Kirb), about what's happened in the situation since. It should really be interesting to everyone (and yet more proof that identify theft DOES happen).
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Brave news, me hearties!
After two weeks dicking around with yet another magistrate, the charges
have once again been dropped. At least for today. Knowing these clowns,
the charges will magically re-appear on Monday.
So I told the judge a while back it wasn't me, he had the wrong
address, wrong SS#, wrong driver's license number - the works. I sent
him affidavits from two other magistrates in the same state that said I
wasn't the guy. I sent him letters from the original plaintiffs saying
I wasn't the guy. I sent him the article from my local paper saying I
wasn't the guy. I sent him the phone number of a state trooper that
said I wasn't the guy. I sent him the phone number of my local board of
supervisors who can verify that I've lived here for the last 15 years,
not at that other address. I've sent him the phone number of a woman at
the bank that can verify that it was not I that opened that account.
Nothing.
So guess what finally convinced him. Go on, guess. Two other
magistrates couldn't convince him, a state trooper couldn't convince
him, but guess what could...
My Driver's License. One of the easiest to obtain forged documents in
the country, but that convinced him.
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