CNBC’s “American Greed” Uncovers a New Enemy in the War on Identity Theft -- Meth Addicts --this Thursday, July 12th at 9 PM ET

CNBC’s “American Greed” Uncovers a New Enemy in the War on Identity Theft -- Meth Addicts --this Thursday, July 12th at 9 PM ET


Identity theft-the fastest growing crime in the U.S.-- fueled by methamphetamines is running rampant across America's west. In this episode of "American Greed," CNBC investigates a ring of Colorado ID thieves known as the Harley Group, who figure out a scheme to steal victim's names, Social Security numbers and bank account numbers. The crooks then use a widely available check writing computer program to issue fraudulent checks. By the time they were caught, they had written hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of checks using dozens of stolen identities. The scheme begins to unfold when Virginia Dissette, a wife and mother from Denver, is pulled over for speeding and then arrested and booked for a crime she didn't commit after police discover a warrant for her arrest. A Denver Detective unravels a tangled web of identity thieves and forgers bound by one thing - meth addiction.

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