CSUSM Student Gets Prison Time for Identity Theft

By: Wallin & Klarich

A 22-year-old student at CSUSM used devices on campus computers to steal the username and password keystrokes for over 700 students. He used the students accounts to cast votes for himself in the running for student body president. Identity theft is a growing crime in the United States. If you are facing a charge for identity theft in California, you could be facing serious sentencing. It is imperative that you hire a seasoned criminal defense attorney from Wallin & Klarich.

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You Can Be Charged with Identiy Theft For Hacking Someone’s Facebook Account

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In the recent case of The People v. Rolando S.,, the California Court of Appeal for the Fifth Appellate District held that for purposes of California Penal Code Section 530.5, an individual who unlawfully accesses a victim’s account on a social media website and alters the victim’s profile and posts obscene messages and comments on …

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Identity Theft – California Penal Code Section 530.5

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Identity theft in California consists of stealing an individual’s personal identifying information and using it for an unlawful purpose such as obtaining a financial gain or making a tangible purchase. Examples of personal information that can be stolen include Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and using someone else’s good credit to …

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