ID-theft ruling: Set your own fraud alerts (San Francisco Chronicle)
Companies that sell "identity-theft protection" present an alluring but questionable proposition. For as much as about $100 per year, the main thing they do is set fraud alerts that force banks to call people before new lines of credit are opened in their... Related: Identity theft - Fraud - Law - Crime - Theft

HC man sentenced for internet fraud (WPDE Myrtle Beach - Florence)
An Horry County man will spend the next 16 years of his life behind bars for internet fraud.