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| | American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU Urges Michigan State Police to Stop Re-victimizing Identity Theft Victims |
 | | According to the groups, background check information on victims of identity theft, which is provided by the Michigan State Police to employers, landlords and the general public, also includes the criminal convictions of the individual who stole his or her identity. |
 | | James Clark, a licensed architect working for the state of Michigan, discovered that he had a criminal record when he sought to teach an evening yoga class at a YMCA branch in Lowell. |
 | | In response to a routine background check, the state police sent the YMCA records showing that check showed that Clark had 14 convictions, including breaking and entering, larceny from a motor vehicle, burglary, credit card theft, retail fraud, and assault with a dangerous weapon. |
| www.aclu.org /CriminalJustice/CriminalJustice.cfm?ID=17381&c=15 (765 words) |
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