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Wisconsin Judge Enforces Subpoena Against ActBlue, Opening New Front in Democrat Fund-Raising Probe

December 2, 2024 Just the News

For the first time, a Wisconsin court has approved a subpoena to the massive Democrat fund-raising platform ActBlue, saying it owes an explanation to a Republican whose email identity was used to make liberal donations he did not authorize.

“Something is not right,” Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad D. Schimel declared as he approved a limited demand for documents and opened a new front into a widening fund-raising probe begun earlier this year by Congress and 19 attorneys general.

IRS Lost Millions of Taxpayer Records That Could be Used for Identity Theft

August 29, 2023 The Center Square

The Internal Revenue Service lost millions of taxpayer records and federal employees don’t know where they have gone.

Lawmakers want answers and accountability for the IRS over those documents, which could be used by nefarious actors to steal Americans’ identity.

Gov. Kristi Noem Demands Answers After Government Publishes Her and Her Family’s Social Security Numbers

January 10, 2023January 9, 2023 Just the News

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is demanding answers after her and her family’s social security numbers were published online as part of the House Jan. 6 committee’s records.

Noem’s attorney sent a letter Friday to the White House, the Government Publishing Office, the National Archives and Jan. 6 committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), asking who was responsible for the leak and what remedies will be taken to protect the governor and her family.

Maryland Announces over 500,000 New Potentially Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Since May

June 28, 2021June 27, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

Maryland officials say they suspect over 508,000 new, potentially fraudulent unemployment claims have been filed since May.

The announcement Monday followed the state saying it has verified over 1.3 million fraudulent claims since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic.

The most common means of filing a fraudulent claim is identity theft, according to CNN.

States Can Prosecute Illegal Aliens for Identity Theft, Supreme Court Rules

March 5, 2020March 4, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that state governments can prosecute illegal aliens of identity theft, including aliens who use false Social Security numbers to unlawfully gain employment.

Lawyer Avenatti Charged in California with US Fraud, Tax Crimes

April 12, 2019April 11, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Lawyer Michael Avenatti was charged with 36 counts of fraud, tax evasion, identity theft and other financial crimes in an indictment made public by federal prosecutors in Los Angeles on Thursday. The indictment came about three weeks after Avenatti, best known for representing adult film star Stormy Daniels in her…