Fed Chairman's Bank Account Hacked

An elaborate identity theft scheme strikes the personal bank account of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his wife.

By: Christian Stapleton | WKRG-TV
Published: August 27, 2009

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WASHINGTON (AP) - An elaborate identity theft scheme has reached
the highest levels of the U.S. financial system, striking the
personal bank account of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and
his wife.
According to a D.C. police report, Anna Bernanke's purse was
stolen last August from her chair at a Capitol Hill Starbucks. It
contained her Social Security card, checkbook and IDs.
From there, the Bernankes' checking account was swept up into a
larger scheme first reported by Newsweek magazine Tuesday.
Court filings show defendant George L. Reid of Washington has
confessed to depositing checks from the Bernankes' account.
In a statement, Bernanke says identity theft affects millions of
people each year and that his family was one of 500 separate
instances traced back to a single crime ring.