“Identity Theft” Defenses & Punishment | California PC 530.5
Identity theft often occurs in conjunction with credit card fraud, grand theft, petty theft, forgery, or other forms of fraud or theft offenses. Mostly involving a large fraudulent enterprise, identity theft may also be prosecuted by federal authorities.[1] Consequently, a conviction in federal court is punishable by up to thirty (30) years in prison. However, […]
