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  • Identity Thief Raked in $114K Using Dead Man’s Social Security

    Identity Thief Raked in $114K Using Dead Man’s Social Security

    ⏱ 2 min read A notorious identity thief swiped more than $114,000 in Social Security benefits using a dead man’s identity, authorities say. Richard Warren Ralston, 69, of Mesa, Arizona, applied for retirement benefits in Auburn, California, using the identity of a man who died in 1965. The brazen scheme went undetected for over a…