Have you ever thought about what would happen to you if your identity was stolen? Are you like many others who think this can only happen to someone else and not to me? Do you know the full ramifications of what can happen to you if you become a victim of Identity Thief?
On October 6, at 7:00 pm, at the Union Township Public Library, located at 27 Main Street in downtown Ripley, Ohio, the Brown County Prosecuting Attorney, Jessica Little and the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney, Michael Gmoser will answer these and many more questions on Identity Thief and protection against ID Thief. Knowledge of this topic is important to all citizens because it is one that can affect everyone’s life and livelihood.
Both keynote speakers are not only involved in Ohio’s Criminal Justice System, but are longtime community volunteers.
Michael T. Gmoser is a graduate of Miami University at Oxford, Ohio and Chase College of Law. He served as Criminal Division Chief of the Butler County Prosecutor’s Office from 1974 to 1982 and left to pursue a trial practice in both criminal and medical negligence law. He was appointed the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney in February, 2011 to fill an unexpired term and was elected Prosecutor November, 2012. Among many other activities, and a close second to his work as Prosecutor, he considers his service on the Butler County Certified Ethics and Grievance Committee for the past 36 years and Co-Chairmanship for 8 years to be the most significant and rewarding. Prosecutor’s Gmoser office is located in the Butler County Government Ctr. at 315 High Street in Hamilton Ohio.
Jessica Little also graduated from Miami University with a B.S. in Business Administration and from Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law. She is in the middle of her second term as Prosecuting Attorney of Brown County. She resides in Sterling Township with husband David and two daughters. She is a member of Taliaferro Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Mt. Orab Women’s Club, Mt. Orab Lions Club and she plays the trumpet in the Williamsburg Community Band.
Basically, Identity theft, also known as ID theft is a crime in which a criminal obtains key pieces of personal information, such as Social Security or driver’s license numbers, in order to pose as someone else. The information can be used to obtain credit, merchandise, and services using the victims’ name. Identity theft can also provide a thief with false credentials for immigration or other applications. One of the biggest problems with identity theft is that very often the crimes committed by the identity theft expert are often attributed to the victim. There are two main types of identity theft – account takeover and true name theft. Account takeover identity theft refers to the type of situation where an imposter uses the stolen personal information to gain access to the person’s existing accounts. True name identity theft means that the thief uses personal information to open new accounts. Both of these issues will be discussed as well as how to protect yourself from ID Theft!
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND THIS FUNCTION! Again, this event is free and is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! It is October 6, 2014, in Ripley, at the Union Township Public Library in the meeting room on the lower level. The event is sponsored by GFWC Ripley Women’s Club Chapter. Refreshments will follow the program.