Bernanke falls victim to identity theft - papers

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Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, has become the latest victim of identity theft.

The Daily Telegraph says, Bernanke's personal bank account became entangled in an elaborate identity-theft scheme after his wife Anna's purse was stolen last August at a Starbucks coffee shop in Washington DC. According to a police report, it contained her Social Security card, cheque book, credit cards and IDs. Full story...

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