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Alabama Man Says Identity Theft Ruined Finances

Posted: 12:48 PM Feb 10, 2013
Reporter: The Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A former Montgomery resident says the theft of his identity has cost him his job, at least for now his career in the Air National Guard and left him thousands of dollars in debt.

U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson last week sentenced 41-year-old Angeline Austin of Montgomery to more than six years in prison for stealing the identities of Zane Purdy and hundreds of others by accessing a Troy hospital's data base.

Purdy said he found out early in 2012 from the U.S. Attorney's office that someone had gained access to his personal information.

Then he received notice that he owed the IRS more than $10,000.