ID thieves have a 50-50 chance of going to prison

Networkworld's article, "ID thieves have a 50-50 chance of going to prison," covers a report that summarizes case files from the U.S. Secret Service.

"Prosecutors had a slightly better chance of sending a convicted identity thief to prison than not (51%) and could expect to see the imprisoned offender sentenced to three years or less of incarceration," the report said.

See also Slashdot's article, "Identity Thieves Not Big On Technology," and an AP article that states that the internet was used in fewer than one fifth of the crimes.