Category: ID theft

The Fastest-Growing Crime in America

Commentary The United States is awash in crime. Rather staggeringly, as I have shown elsewhere, 11 of the world’s 50 most dangerous cities are now in the United States. Of all the various crimes plaguing the country, identity theft is the fastest-growing form of criminal activity. In 2021, according to a recent report by Javelin Strategy and…


Willful Blindness: Feds Ignore Illegal Alien ID Theft Plaguing Americans as US Coffers Fill

The historic surge of illegal immigrants across America’s southern border is fueling a hidden crime spree few in Washington seem willing or able to address: widespread identity theft victimizing unwitting Americans perpetrated by migrants who need U.S. credentials to work. An extensive review of government reports, think-tank research, news accounts, and interviews with policymakers and…