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Scholar's past adds intrigue to student loan fraud trial

Anchorage Daily News, April 14, 2009

According to the indictment Yould used a second identity to apply for subsidized student loans, even though she had reached her lifetime limit. She then used some of that money to start a business and boost her investment portfolio, it says. But Yould's friends and family say she created the second identity with government approval to hide from a stalker.  More

Presentation : Keynote

The Alaska Hawaii Connection

Dara Carlin, October 1, 2009

Both cases had gone through the same Identity & Relocation program and in both instances, when investigations ensued through no fault or wrongdoing of their own, the program that had protected these victim-survivors for so long did absolutely nothing to rescue these women from the consequences of their cooperation and compliance to the program!   More

Hawaii Amelia's Battle with Child Protective Services

"Hawaii Amelia" lost custody of her 18 month old daughter after discrepancies in Amelia’s Social Security Numbers and identifying information were found. Child Protective Services was contacted and though "Amelia" tired to explain she was a victim in hiding with an identity change there was no one at SSA with authority to verify her claim. CPS assumed she was lying and placed her baby in foster care.  More