Number: RL31919 Title: Federal Laws Related to Identity Theft Authors: Gina Marie Stevens, American Law Division Abstract: This report provides an overview of the federal laws that could assist victims of identity theft with purging inaccurate information from their credit records and removing unauthorized charges from credit accounts, as well as federal laws that impose criminal penalties on those who assume another person's identity through the use of fraudulent identification documents. Pages: 8 Date: January 30, 2008