LibGuides: Credit / Debit, Checking and Gift Card Laws : Ohio and Federal: Identity Theft

Books at the Law Library

Strategies for Defending Identity Theft Cases by James Crawford, Jr.
Call Number: KF 9367 .S77
Publication Date: 2012
Privacy Law Answer Book by Jeremy Feigelson, Jim Pastore & Jane Shvets
Call Number: KF 1262 .A15 P687
Publication Date: 2019

Dubin v. United States (2023)
Dubin was convicted of Medicaid fraud. When the dispute came to the Supreme Court, Dubin challenged his conviction under a federal law that makes it a crime to use another person’s identity in the process of committing another crime. Federal prosecutors contended that Dubin’s use of his patient’s name on a false Medicaid claim violated the statute, adding an extra two years to his one-year sentence for fraud. The US Supreme Court said that was not identity theft.
Kansas v. Garcia
US Supreme Court says federal immigration law does not preempt state identity theft prosecutions.

18 U.S. Code § 1028
Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information
18 U.S. Code § 1028A
Aggravated identity theft
15 U.S. Code § 1681c–1
Allows a consumer to put a freeze on their credit reports for free upon suspicion of identity theft.

Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 149.45
No internet access to social security numbers by public agencies. Social security numbers, and other personal information are also exempt from public records law.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 1349.19
The Security Breach Notification Act requires sellers to notify consumers if a security breach puts their personal information at risk for identity theft or other fraud.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 2913.21
Misuse of credit cards.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 2913.49
Identity fraud
Columbus Residents Face Federal Charges For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud
WOSU 3/5/21
Former Ohio employees charged for stealing millions in state unemployment funds
NBC4 9/1/23
Hackers linked to Chinese government stole millions in Covid benefits, Secret Service says The theft of state unemployment funds is the first pandemic fraud tied to foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals that the U.S. government has acknowledged publicly
NBC News 12/5/22
How a ProPublica Reporter Learned Scammers’ Secret Sauce
When reporter Cezary Podkul began investigating how unemployment insurance fraud exploded during the pandemic, he discovered an international web of scammers, stolen identities and “sauce.”
Ohio On The Hunt To Recover $465M In Unemployment Fraud
Statehouse News Bureau 7/8/21

12 CFR Part 222, Subpart D
Limitations on redisclosure of medical Information
2 CFR Part 222, Subpart J
Identity Theft Red Flags
39 CFR Part 233 - INSPECTION SERVICE AUTHORITY
Gives US Postal Service Inspection Service Authority the power to serve subpoenas, execute warrants and make arrests in money laundering, identity theft and mail fraud cases.