Anyone Can Be A Victim of Identity Theft
Even New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is apparently not immune to the epidemic of identity theft.The billionaire’s personal account at the Bank of America has been targeted by two alleged thieves, one stealing $10,000 from the mayor, the other thwarted in an attempt to get $420,000 by using forged checks, authorities said Tuesday. The suspects, New Jersey men in custody since late summer, apparently had the mayor’s account number, law enforcement sources said.
The first theft of $10,000 happened in May through an on-line transfer from the mayor’s account to an E-Trade account set up by suspect Charles Nelson of Newark, prosecutors said. That swindle was apparently undetected until the second suspect, Odalis Bostic of Elizabeth, tried to steal $420,000 of Bloomberg’s money in June, officials said.
