In their Appellate Division Review, E. Leo Milonas and Frederick A. Brodie discuss recent decisions involving whether a prisoner's cell phone could be considered "dangerous contraband," what happens ...

David Bender, a solo practitioner in Dobbs Ferry, writes that the governor has introduced a relatively broad and ambitious bill to bolster the state's identity theft laws. But where the rubber meets ...

To protect your credit, immediately contact your bank and credit card issuer and place a fraud alert with one of the three ...

MISSOULA (AP) — A new state law aimed at protecting privacy and curbing identity theft takes effect next month. The law, based on a similar statute in California, requires almost all businesses in the ...

Who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud? All of us — -- The other day a reporter asked me who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud. I ...

Minnesota introduces new safeguards against business identity theft, helping victims remove unauthorized filings and restore ...

CATSKILL — Employers will have to comply with a new, New York State law known as the “Social Security Protection Law” which went into effect at midnight on New Year’s Day. The law was enacted as a ...

Bob McDonnell vowed to protect your good name. In August 2009, his gubernatorial campaign issued a public safety plan that contained this promise: "McDonnell will propose legislation to toughen ...