Friday, August 6, 2010
City of Frisco Utilities - An Old Bill and New Texas Laws?
Thank you friends and readers of this blog for the suggestions and assistance so far.
An old City of Frisco utility bill we thought we settled for $295 has suddenly been sent to a collection agency in Austin, TX after we thought we cleared it up in Nov 2007 - almost three years later ?? Doesn't it seems quite odd that Frisco Utilities would suddenly do this in the 2010 tax year when the crime in question occurred in 2007 using their internet web site and my stolen drivers licence? So, lets look at the Texas ID Theft guidelines for some thoughts on this type of situation..
Is this typical for a bill (most likely) written off as a loss by a utility during that tax year (2007) to now suddenly resurface for revenue collection (and new profit?) from a ID Theft victim over two years later? Seems quite odd to us as victims of such an identity theft. Is there something about Texas ID Theft laws (modified since 2007??) that the that allows utility companies to do this to victims?
They stated back then in 2007, when we first notified Frisco Utilities of this ID Theft incident (as victims) with the perpetrator: Debra Mckenna, Age 45 (whereabouts unknown) that we would not pay that utility bill since it involved outright theft of a drivers license and a forged signature from my purse at Kohls to sign up for the said utilities from Frisco Utilities (over the internet system they manage). CoServe and Atmos Energy services were also signed up for via the internet by this thief. They are the local utility providers here in North Texas / Frisco. (If you read my story below, the whole situation of how I was taken advantage of is quite odd indeed in retrospect, according to my husband)
Identity theft is a deceptive trade practice under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices laws – Consumer Protection Act as stated in the following Texas legal statute:
http://www.idvictim.org/documents/375011Texas%20Identity%20Theft%20Laws.pdf
Based on the above statutes, clearly a felony occurred when my drivers license was stolen, my signature was used (without my direct permission via the internet/phone to obtain utilities) and to create a "forged" power of attorney (that I never signed via notary present) for a real-estate transaction (i.e. , illegal use of my signature, drivers license (government document) without my approval to rent a home in Frisco, TX) through false and misleading statements and lies about needing assistance to relocate from an apartment with her then boyfriend Thomas Sheppard's assistance (who later refused to pay the car payments, toll bills to/from airport where he worked for American Airlines). This rented home was later trashed out and the landlord was never paid for thousands of dollars in damages when they (Mckenna / Sheppard) (read my blog for the complete story) fled in the cover of darkness without paying.
I have the unpaid bills/receipts and witnesses, photos of the home rented with written documents to help. Such thieves brazenly violate laws (with impunity? and enabled by what laws to protect victims?), taking advantage of people and even threatening people (in front of witnesses) to get their way.
Need any more proof that ID Thieves need to be LOCKED UP to prevent harm to others? (this person (aka Debra McKenna) mysteriously appeared at Kohls as an employee in 2006 (very odd) and also threatened other people - as stated in documents I have from then fellow Kohls co-workers, a former security guard and a trusted friend.
These crook(s) need to be located in a Texas roundup, and (for ONCE!!!!) both served justice before other innocent people are harmed.
I'm sorry to say this, but this type of situation continues to really make me wonder who runs Texas and is watching out for victims of crime.
An old City of Frisco utility bill we thought we settled for $295 has suddenly been sent to a collection agency in Austin, TX after we thought we cleared it up in Nov 2007 - almost three years later ?? Doesn't it seems quite odd that Frisco Utilities would suddenly do this in the 2010 tax year when the crime in question occurred in 2007 using their internet web site and my stolen drivers licence? So, lets look at the Texas ID Theft guidelines for some thoughts on this type of situation..
Is this typical for a bill (most likely) written off as a loss by a utility during that tax year (2007) to now suddenly resurface for revenue collection (and new profit?) from a ID Theft victim over two years later? Seems quite odd to us as victims of such an identity theft. Is there something about Texas ID Theft laws (modified since 2007??) that the that allows utility companies to do this to victims?
They stated back then in 2007, when we first notified Frisco Utilities of this ID Theft incident (as victims) with the perpetrator: Debra Mckenna, Age 45 (whereabouts unknown) that we would not pay that utility bill since it involved outright theft of a drivers license and a forged signature from my purse at Kohls to sign up for the said utilities from Frisco Utilities (over the internet system they manage). CoServe and Atmos Energy services were also signed up for via the internet by this thief. They are the local utility providers here in North Texas / Frisco. (If you read my story below, the whole situation of how I was taken advantage of is quite odd indeed in retrospect, according to my husband)
Identity theft is a deceptive trade practice under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices laws – Consumer Protection Act as stated in the following Texas legal statute:
http://www.idvictim.org/documents/375011Texas%20Identity%20Theft%20Laws.pdf
Based on the above statutes, clearly a felony occurred when my drivers license was stolen, my signature was used (without my direct permission via the internet/phone to obtain utilities) and to create a "forged" power of attorney (that I never signed via notary present) for a real-estate transaction (i.e. , illegal use of my signature, drivers license (government document) without my approval to rent a home in Frisco, TX) through false and misleading statements and lies about needing assistance to relocate from an apartment with her then boyfriend Thomas Sheppard's assistance (who later refused to pay the car payments, toll bills to/from airport where he worked for American Airlines). This rented home was later trashed out and the landlord was never paid for thousands of dollars in damages when they (Mckenna / Sheppard) (read my blog for the complete story) fled in the cover of darkness without paying.
I have the unpaid bills/receipts and witnesses, photos of the home rented with written documents to help. Such thieves brazenly violate laws (with impunity? and enabled by what laws to protect victims?), taking advantage of people and even threatening people (in front of witnesses) to get their way.
Need any more proof that ID Thieves need to be LOCKED UP to prevent harm to others? (this person (aka Debra McKenna) mysteriously appeared at Kohls as an employee in 2006 (very odd) and also threatened other people - as stated in documents I have from then fellow Kohls co-workers, a former security guard and a trusted friend.
These crook(s) need to be located in a Texas roundup, and (for ONCE!!!!) both served justice before other innocent people are harmed.
I'm sorry to say this, but this type of situation continues to really make me wonder who runs Texas and is watching out for victims of crime.
Labels: Texas State Laws on ID THEFT, Utility Bill
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