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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Federal Trade Commission got more than a million reports of identity theft last year. Those victims lost more than $10 billion combined. FOX5 wraps up ID Theft ...

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Jan. 30—Zachary Keith Brigman, 37, who was given a suspended sentence of 13-to-25 months for felony ID theft late last year, is up for a probation violation. Brigman was sentenced Oct. 23 ...