The kid shouldn't have to do shit (like pay back the money, serve time, etc). He had his ID stolen. Plain and simple.
The money IS his. The account is not only in his name, but also with his social security number. No matter who opened it, it is his. It's the same thing as YOU opening your own bank account except... someone did it for you. The ID thief runs the risk of this happening. It's not illegal at all. He took money from an account with HIS name and ss #.
Just because someone is arrested and has supposed charges brought against them doesn't mean a thing. I'm sure charges will be dropped and the ID thief will be sent to prison for quite a while.
The man deserves to have his money drained, never to be returned. The kid deserves some type of compensation for this. $8,000 isn't really that much, either.
The man is lucky the kid didn't kill him. ID theft is no joke.
It kinda irritates me that people think the kid did anything wrong.. heh.
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Last edited by Stompy; 06-23-2005 at 06:07 AM..
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