Identity theft cases involving unemployment claims spiking in Tarrant County, officials say
Identity theft cases involving unemployment claims spiking in Tarrant County, officials say
The Tarrant County District Attorney sent out a warning about rampant identity theft as criminals capitalize on large numbers of unemployment claims.
he Tarrant County District Attorney sent out a warning about rampant identity theft as criminals capitalize on large numbers of unemployment claims.
Officials say the situation is so bad the Tarrant County Sheriff s Office is receiving three to four reports about the fraud every day.
The district attorney s office says if you find out that your name has been used by a criminal, it is not enough for your employer to report the fraud. You need to file a report with law enforcement so you have a record you may need years from now.
Tarrant DA to Seek Life in Prison, Not Death, in the Murder of Carla Walker Family supports prosecutors seeking life behind bars, not death, for man suspected in killing woman more than 45 years ago
Published May 6, 2021 •
Updated on May 6, 2021 at 3:43 pm
Cynthia Stone
The 78-year-old man accused of killing Carla Walker in 1974 will spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted of her murder and will not face the death penalty, the Tarrant County District Attorney s Office says.
The DA s office said Thursday they intend to seek a life sentence, not the death penalty, for Glen Samuel McCurley in the teenager s murder, and that the decision has the support of the victim s family.
A man convicted of murder in the shooting death of a Fort Worth man has been sentenced to prison, prosecutors say. Gabriel Delgato was found guilty of murder in the April 2018 shooting of Baltazar Gomez, 28, the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office wrote on Facebook. Delgato was sentenced to 75 years in prison. He fled the scene after shooting…
May 4, 2021
A Parker County grand jury recently indicted Andrew Joseph Ruiz, 20, of Weatherford, on nine counts of possession of child pornography.
A search warrant was obtained for Ruizâs residence following an investigation by the Kennedale Police Department on Dec. 18, 2020, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. It was reported by Kennedale middle school officials back on Sept. 17, 2020, that a 12-year-old female student was receiving sexually explicit photos from an adult male who was later identified as Ruiz.
After executing the search warrant, an investigator examined Ruizâs iPhone on Jan. 6 and found about 40 stored image files that included children, ages 4 and 5, in various states of nudity and engaging in sexual acts, according to the affidavit. The file names described the sexual acts and the ages of the children.