SALT LAKE CITY -- A special strike force has arrested 15 people in an attempt to crack down on identity fraud in Utah.
It's the work of the SECURE Strike Force. Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff created the task force last year to combat what he calls a growing problem: identity theft, used for illegal activity like drug and weapons trafficking.
Rep. Brad Dee, R-Ogden, said, "We understand whose responsibility this is. We decided we are not going to stand still in Utah. We are going to take that responsibility and do something about this."
Thursday night, state and federal agents, along with West Valley police, arrested eight people on charges of forgery, robbery and illegal entry into the U.S. Agents also seized forged Social Security and state identification cards. They've arrested seven others in the past two months...
