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Walk It Through: The Strange Account

Fraudulent use of personal identification information, a second degree felony at $5,000, and a mandatory 3 years.

A teacher's name and card number are used to buy electronics online.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

One teacher and one card. Credit reporting, the victim's civil remedies, and restitution are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.