What is the penalty for ID theft?
About 8.9 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2006, according to the Better Business Bureau. Many of the people who were responsible for committing this crime were not apprehended. The federal and state governments are now working to make penalties stiffer for those who are found guilty of committing this crime.IdentificationIdentity theft refers to a type of access to personal information that is not yours and can lead to any type of fraud.ConsiderationsIf found guilty of committing identity theft along with aggravated identity theft, an additional sentence can be added to the mandatory two-year sentence. In the U.S., the penalty for identity theft is a maximum of 15 years, but only if the value of the goods obtained is more than $1,000 over a one-year cycle.EffectsIdentity theft guidelines impose penalties for aggravated identity theft, which is when identity theft is committed for the purpose of committing another state or federal offense in the same jurisdiction.Mis
