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A bank teller along with 5 other people have been arrested this week for identity theft. The arrests come as part of a crackdown on identity theft rings in South Florida. Florida is 3rd in the nation in identity theft, so it’s no surprise Florida is trying to crack down on it’s identity theft problem.

Curisha Bryant, 21, of West Park worked at a BankAtlantic branch and was allegedly stealing information from customers and giving it her accomplices. The defendants are accused of stealing identities, cashing forged checks, and using stolen credit cards. They were also accused of trying to recruit more people to do the same. There are three other people who are yet to be arrested who share the 21-count federal indictment.

It still scares me when I read about bank tellers, employees of the bank, giving out personal information so they can steal from their customers. Makes you wonder how well bank employees are watched to prevent identity theft. I assume they have security in place to make sure they don’t stealing money from their drawers. Why wouldn’t they put security in place to prevent employees from stealing information about their customers as well. Is it just me or does that make a whole lot of sense?

I hope they find the other three people who are yet to be arrested. I also look forward to reading more stories of further crackdowns on identity theft in South Florida. It’s about time they get serious about trying to catch and take down the identity theft rings that reside in Florida.