[TLI]

Isn't identity theft a felony in this country?

Yes it damn sure is.

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Summary of The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act:

The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act as outlined by the Library of Congress.

Section two of The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft. Further it prescribes sentences, to be imposed in addition to the punishments provided for the related felonies. These additional punishments are: 1. Two years' imprisonment for knowingly transferring, possessing, or using, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person during and in relation to specified felony violations (including theft of public property, theft by a bank officer or employee, theft from employee benefit plans, various fraud and immigration offenses, and false statements regarding Social Security and Medicare benefits)

AND

* Reducing any sentence for the related felony to take into account the sentence imposed for such a violation.

* Providing for concurrent terms of imprisonment for a violation of this Act and a violation under any other Act.

Section three of The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act - Expands the existing identify theft prohibition to cover;

* Possession of a means of identification of another with intent to commit specified unlawful activity.

* Increase penalties for violations to include acts of domestic terrorism within the scope of a prohibition against facilitating an act of international terrorism.

But hey, it is just the cute fuzzy `lil border bunnies that are our economice "miracle" that will save our nation therefor they can march in our streets demanding the vote and ordering us Gringos off the northern continent blah blah blah.

Do we have to hang the lawers first or can we start with the politicans in Congress?

[Sefton]

Thanks for confirming my thoughts that the laws on the books concerning employers that provide false s.s. numbers are subject to big penalties. C.E.O.'s aren't worried about fines. That they'll just pass on to the consumer. But jail time is another story. The bigger they are, the more they have to loose. They see one of their own taking a trip in orange jumpsuit and cuffs for the same thing they're involved with and it'll scare them to the depths of their soles. I've been thinking about some sort of fund raising for a large reward, with the help of some large radio stations or Lou Dobbs types, say maybe a million or more. It would be offered to whoever provides the information leading to the arrest and conviction of the company's management complicit with identity fraud where the largest number of illegals are rounded up. You have a lot of people from the illegals up to the Human Resource people who will look at a million dollars as a great retirement package. The question is, will the government follow up on the tips provided? You think there's any potential with this?