This blog normally focuses on the financial issues identity theft causes because those are the most common. However, identity theft is by no means limited to financial issues like credit card fraud. An identity thief can also affect your criminal record as you'll see in this news report.
Toussaint Davis, who faces three hundred years in prison for killing a police officer after a jewelry store robbery, was convicted of illegally using a Pennsylvania man's identity when he was being prosecuted for the killing. He was convicted of second degree murder under John Healey's name, and it wasn't until just before the sentencing that his true identity was discovered.
You can read more about the story here. It's good for John Healey that this was discovered. It wouldn't have been a serious problem for him to have the murder of a police officer on his record.
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