Posted on 08/27/2009 12:30:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was ripped off by a sophisticated identity theft ring.
The man most responsible for the nation's fiscal policy was one of hundreds of victims of an elaborate, $2.1 million scam headed by a convicted con man known as "Big Head," according to NEWSWEEK. The crime came just as Big Ben was dealing with the first rumblings of the financial crisis on Wall Street, after Bernanke learned that a thief had swiped his wife's purse at a Washington Starbucks.
The Bernankes had been victims of a versatile ring that combined high tech swindling with old-fashioned thievery. Days later, someone started cashing checks on the Bernankes' account, the documents show. One creep even opened up a bogus bank account and wrote himself checks from the Bernankes, which he then cashed, say the feds.
"Identity theft is a serious crime that affects millions of Americans each year," Bernanke told NEWSWEEK. "Our family was but one of 500 separate instances traced to one crime ring. I am grateful for the law enforcement officers who patiently and diligently work to solve and prevent these financial crimes."
I didn’t know he ever used his own money! LOL
Good, maybe they will get serious about these crimes. And get both better prevention and assign prison id’s to those who steal id’s.
Unplug from the internet Nigeria, Uganda, and any other government that doesn’t strongly and swiftly prosecute internet crimes.
I might quibble with, "responsible." Could you use, "in charge of," or, "directs," or something else?
And US taxpayers fell victim to Bernanke’s stupidity,
BIG HEAD ? that could be Keith Ubertard giving or Paul Begala receiving...
Some con artist has stolen your screen name. (almost)
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