Massive identity theft scheme led by illegal immigrants uncovered after raid at meatpacking plant

Valletta said:

The spokesperson said a disabled person in Texas, who was unable to work, struggled to get their Social Security disability payments because an illegal alien was fraudulently using their identity and earning wages at Glenn Valley Foods. Another victim in Colorado received a notice from the IRS to repay more than $5,000 after their income was falsely increased due to an illegal alien using their identity to work at the plant. In Missouri, a full-time nursing student lost their college tuition assistance because it was fraudulently reported that they earned too much money due to an illegal alien at Glenn Valley Foods using their Social Security number.

Massive identity theft scheme led by illegal immigrants uncovered after raid at meatpacking plant

ICE has uncovered a massive identity theft scheme led by illegal immigrants and possibly tied to organized criminal networks following a workplace raid at a meatpacking plant in Omaha.

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Victims continue to suffer because of past Democratic Party border policies.

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Valletta said:

The spokesperson said a disabled person in Texas, who was unable to work, struggled to get their Social Security disability payments because an illegal alien was fraudulently using their identity and earning wages at Glenn Valley Foods. Another victim in Colorado received a notice from the IRS to repay more than $5,000 after their income was falsely increased due to an illegal alien using their identity to work at the plant. In Missouri, a full-time nursing student lost their college tuition assistance because it was fraudulently reported that they earned too much money due to an illegal alien at Glenn Valley Foods using their Social Security number.

Massive identity theft scheme led by illegal immigrants uncovered after raid at meatpacking plant

ICE has uncovered a massive identity theft scheme led by illegal immigrants and possibly tied to organized criminal networks following a workplace raid at a meatpacking plant in Omaha.

www.yahoo.com

Victims continue to suffer because of past Democratic Party border policies.

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Hentenza said:

Op-Ed: Feds ignore illegal alien ID theft plaguing Americans as U.S. 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 by migrants

www.thecentersquare.com

“Officials have historically ascribed a "high proportion" of the file’s growth to wages reported by illegal immigrants, and it has swelled alongside their population, which stands at a conservatively estimated 11.5 million today, 7 million of whom are employed. Among those doing so on the books, federal authorities have found that well over 1 million are using Social Security numbers belonging to someone else – i.e. stolen or "shared" with a relative or acquaintance – or numbers that are fabricated.”

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ThatRobGuy said:

I mentioned this aspect multiple other threads...

It shoots holes in the notion that "illegal immigration is a victimless crime" narrative.


While responses we've seen to these types of stories are the predictable "It's the fault of the companies and/or staffing agencies for not doing better vetting", that's an unrealistic expectation given that there's pushback on the notion of data sharing between the IRS and other government agencies when the idea has been floated...

The reality is, when you live in a country where employment requires documentation (which they should), illegal immigration creates a market for stolen identities, plain and simple.

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BCP1928 said:

No, it was a screw-up. SSNs are more often "borrowed" from complicit individuals who receive a small emolument. Using SSNs where the extra reported income would ring alarm bells was just carelessness.

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ThatRobGuy said:

Even if the person is volunteering their SSN for someone else to use, that's a still a crime, correct?

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ThatRobGuy said:

That's like saying "well, they actually meant to file the fraudulent insurance claim on this other person's insurance policy who agreed to it for a cut of the loot, but they accidentally filed it under the wrong person's name"...

That doesn't change the criminal intent

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