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INSIDER
SPRING 2017 Volume 42 , Issue 1
Editor-in-Chief Kellie Davenport Managing Editor Carole Stevenson-Roy Associate Managing Editor Tracy Hyatt Associate Editor Craig Moy
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Publisher Douglas Kelly Production Director Maria Mendes Production Manager Anna Sigrisi Production Coordinator Colleen Gilroy Prepress Coordinator Kathleen Fregillana
St . Joseph Media Chairman Tony Gagliano President Douglas Knight General Manager and Vice President , Finance Karl Percy Vice President , Strategic Development Duncan Clark Vice President , Marketing and Production Darlene Storey Vice President , Research Clarence Poirier Editorial Director , Special Projects Maryam Sanati
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Identity Theft
Whether we like it or not , an increasing amount of our personal information is available to anyone who ’ s motivated to find it . Unfortunately , that could include criminals seeking financial gain through identity theft . We asked AMA members about their awareness of the problem and how it ’ s affected them :
50 %
of members are aware of the incidence of identity theft in their communities
80 %
consider themselves to be knowledgeable about the various ways an identity may be stolen
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Of members who knew a victim of identity theft , or who were victimized themselves ,
21 % -32 % had it occur within the last year
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