Mr. Reid, knowing he'd be hard-pressed to stop another vote, deputized Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow (who needs some re-election help) to steal Mr. Johanns's bill.

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The vast majority of computer viruses are designed to help cyber-thieves steal credit card numbers, online bank account credentials and other valuable digital assets such as login names and passwords.

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It might just help what is still at least one of the world's finest ensembles to steal a march on all those once largely ignorable competitors that are now snapping at its heels.

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"These defendants, two morally depraved individuals, preyed on a physically and mentally ill 101-year-old woman to steal millions of dollars -- dollars that she had intended to go to help the lives of ordinary New Yorkers, " Seidemann said, echoing his closing argument to the jury.

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Fingerprinting is meant to help the IRS ferret out problems, especially people who might be working as tax return preparers to try to steal your personal data.

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Instead, the fraudsters steal names and Social Security numbers by the hundreds, or even the thousands, often with the help of corrupt insiders with access to personal data, including tax preparers, health care billing clerks and state employees.

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