Columbia Criminal Identity Theft Lawyers
Using another person’s identity to perpetrate a crime
Criminal identity theft in Columbia occurs when an imposter uses another person’s identity when the police investigate or arrest him or her for a crime. Craft & Sheppard, PLC represents victims of criminal identity theft in Lawrenceburg, Nashville, Columbia, Brentwood, Murfreesboro, and throughout Tennessee.
The most common type of Columbia identity theft crime occurs when a friend or family member uses your identity or license. The police may request identification at a routine traffic stop and the identity thief receives a citation, misdemeanor, or traffic violation summons. If the thief agrees to appear and fails to do so, the courts may issue a bench warrant in your name.
Victims of criminal identity theft in Murfreesboro, or anywhere in Tennessee, may be unaware that a person has victimized them until the police stop and arrest them. The judge goes by the information provided by the police when issuing a bench warrant and when the police stop you for a routine traffic violation, you may have a bench warrant the identity thief received.
In other cases, the identity thief may appear on the misdemeanor or traffic violation and plead guilty to the charges without your knowledge.
Criminal identity theft in Nashville
In more severe cases of Lawrenceburg criminal identity theft, the police may arrest identity thieves for a felony, driving under the influence, or other serious offenses. When the police book the thief in the county or local jail, he or she gives your name and information.
The police record that information in a countywide database and possibly even the national database (the National Crime Information Center). The database then transfers the information to Tennessee state criminal records.
Many unfortunate victims of a Lawrenceburg identity theft crime do not realize that they need help until an employer rejects them for employment or terminates their employment. Then they realize they have been victims of a crime and had their identities stolen.
When you need identity theft help in Lawrenceburg, Craft & Sheppard, PLC is here for you. A Murfreesboro identity theft crime leaves it to the victims to re-establish their good names. You have to prove that you were not the criminal and that you were the victim of a Nashville identity theft crime. Our lawyers can help you do this.
We serve clients throughout Tennessee, including Brentwood, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Lawrenceburg, and Columbia. Contact our office and get identity theft help in Columbia.
