$9 Million ID Theft Scheme Alleged
Bank Info Security reports Georgia authorities made key arrests in an identity theft investigation that has connected crimes going back 15 years, totaling $9 million. The Criminal Intelligence Unit of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, with help from the U.S. Secret Service, arrested Robert Smith, 46, of Atlanta, and Robert Hill, 49, of Roswell, Georgia, for their alleged involvement in ID theft cases that targeted victims throughout the United States. During the arrests, authorities seized more than $91,000 in cash along with what has been defined as high-end retail property, including a 1999 Lexus and a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
