At Least Someone is Trying to Protect the Identity of Americans

We all know how important identity theft protection is in the United States today so you would think there would be someone that the hero of this story could have turned to for help. Unfortunatley there was no one so he dedicated his time to protecting the identities of others. Here is how this story got started.

Randall Martin walked away from numerous Higley Park homes in Arizona this February after filling for bankruptcy, leaving numerous model homes vulnerable to break-ins and thefts. Since Randall Martin ceased operations, the abandoned model homes have been left alone and uncared for.

Inside one of the model homes, Julio Gonzalez, a member of an ad hoc committee of Higley Park residents, was surveying damage when he came across a box of important paperwork.

This box included loan applications, Social Security numbers and bank account information for residents of a Gilbert neighborhood, and dated back to 2005. Gonzalez has been notifying the residents to come collect their information, and any information that goes unclaimed, he intends to shred for their protection. He attempted to notify the Gilbert police, but was told the department could not take the information, so Gonzalez took the issue into his own hands as a concerned resident himself. No one would take the information as liability of the homeowner information would then be in their hands.

It is a pleasure to see Gonzalez taking on this chore and helping to protect the identity of others. I am sure there were many heart felt thanks from those he informed about the breach. Well done Julio.