Bernanke's other banking problem: Identity theft

[Crewleader]

James Cullen
Aug 26th 2009 at 5:10PM

Some critics of recently reappointed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke argue that he was too slow to realize that the financial system was teetering on the brink of collapse during 2008. But Bernanke might have had another, more personal banking issue on his mind at the time, Newsweek reports: his wife Anna's purse was stolen in August 2008, and the thieves used its contents to access the couple's joint checking account.

A court affadavit filed in June shows that 10 people are charged in the fraud, which used the Bernankes' bank account to inflate the value of other accounts that then had money withdrawn from them. The 22-page document identifies a victim known as "B. B.," who had $900 stolen from his account, but another complaint against one of the alleged members of the ring used Ben Bernanke's full name.

The thefts affected more than 500 people in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, where the ring operated. Anna Bernanke reported that her purse was stolen from a D.C.-area Starbucks (SBUX) coffee shop.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/26/bernankes-other-banking-problem-identity-theft/?icid=patrick.net

[napi21]

1. What kind of dumbass would steal Bernake's ID?

Thousands of millionairs in the DC area and they steal the Fed Chairmans id??????

[notesdev]

2. And Bernanke the Thief

uses our checkbook to write checks on our account without our permission, too. Guess Ben ran into a kindred soul...

[northernlights]

3. what goes around comes around? nt