United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Hearings

Identity Theft: The Nation's Fastest Growing Crime Wave Hits Seniors

July 18, 2002

 

This hearing will examine how identity theft affects the elderly and explore ways to protect seniors.

    Date: July 18, 2002
    Time: 9:30 a.m.
    Dirksen 628

Statements of Committee Members

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Witness Testimony

    Panel I

    1. Lieutenant Colonial (Retired) John T. Stevens, Jr., Upper Marlboro, Maryland

    2. Alice Fisher, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Justice, Washington, DC

    3. James Huse, Jr., Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC

    4. Howard Beales, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, The Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC

    5. Doug Coombs, Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Financial Crimes Division, The U.S. Secret Service, Washington, DC

    Panel II

    1. Mari J. Frank, Esq., Privacy and Identity Theft Consultant, Laguna Niguel, California

    2. Boris Melnikoff, Consultant to the Regional President, The American Bankers Association (ABA), Atlanta, Georgia (statement not available at time of posting)

    3. Stuart Pratt, Executive Director, Consumer Data Industry Association, Washington, DC

    4. Dennis Carlton, Director of Washington Operations, International Biometric Group, LLC, Washington, DC

Hearing Publications