What are the consequences of criminal identity theft?

What are the consequences of criminal identity theft?

Robert Siciliano (Identity Theft Expert and CEO) gives expert video advice on: What are the consequences of criminal identity theft?; What should I do if I am accused of committing a crime as a result of criminal identity theft? and more...

The unfortuante consequence of criminal identity theft is that you could be sleeping at two o'clock in the morning and law enforcement can literally bang down your door and pull you out of bed and arrest you for the crimes of an identity thief. I can tell you too many stories where mom and dad are home cooking dinner, there's a knock at the door, there's law enforcement. They arrest the housewife for crimes of an identity thief and she spends a week in jail having to prove her innocence. Identity theft is the only crime that I can think of where you are guilty and you have to prove your innocence.