This came up in a conversation recently and I realized it was not on my blog so here are 2 links about how Girl Scouts were touched by the Identity Theft epidemic in 2007:
1. Colorado Mile High Council Data Breach
The Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council has notified its members and their parents that they might be at risk for identity theft because of tapes stolen from a car June 27.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5621147,00.html
2. Girl Scout Leader Sentenced to 10 years + for Identity Theft
October 31, 2007, Barnes entered pleas of guilty to nineteen (19) counts of filing false and fictitious claims for refund to the IRS, fifteen (15) counts of unlawfully using the identification of another person to commit an unlawful activity (Identity Theft), and one (1) count of theft of government property. In her October plea hearing, Barnes admitted to having used her position of trust as a Girl Scout leader in Pea Ridge, Florida, to obtain personal history information from the members of the Girl Scout Troop.
http://www.forensicexams.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2219&Itemid=76
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