2 More than 20 face charges in ID theft ringThe secret service is working what could be one of the largest– if not the largest identity theft ring, in bernalillo county. Police say more than 20 people will be charged– in connection with stealing personal information, and identies of hundreds of people. Kayla anderson spent hours today combing through court documents. She’s live in downtown with more. Kayla? The district attorney’s office says there’s no way to tally up how much money was ripped off from albuquerque citizens and business– but we’re told it could be astronomical. Today the first group of suspects arrested in connection with the case was in court. The suspects are all facing a variety of charges– including fraud, forgery, identity theft and rackateering. The case first came on the radar of the secret service back in january– after security officers at various banks reported small financial losses. We’re told as the case unraveled— police learned that the suspects were allegedly manufacturing dozens of checks and credit cards– then going to local retail stores. The d-a says the suspects used every method they could to obtain personal information. “they used every single basic tactic that there is, stealing identities from businesses, from dumpsters, from mailboxes, from any place that they could. They can buy it on the street- there’s market value for identies.” The d-a’s office says the suspects could face more than 100 years in jail if convicted. We’re told more arrests are in the works. Law enforcement will be contacting victims. But the da’s office recommends people run a credit report if you’re worried.

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