'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
A new law will give D.C. residents a tool to fight identity theft, which affects an estimated 10 million victims nationwide every year, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
"That is a really important provision because it means you will be able to use your credit easily, but crooks can't," said Gail Hillebrand, senior attorney for Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine.
Avoiding identity theft can help save consumers time and money, she said.
