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Dramatic hike in cases makes South Florida 'identity theft capital'

Richard Zadanoff, 77, was recently trying to close on a condo but faced challenges because his identity was stolen. (Robert Duyos/Sun Sentinel)

Dramatic hike in cases makes South Florida 'identity theft capital'

As identity theft has skyrocketed here in the last five years, more South Floridians are being plunged into the aggravating and painfully slow process of proving they exist after thieves steal identity.

FAU trades mismatches for millions

FAU football trades mismatches for big paydays

The FAU Owls have a million-dollar game this weekend, and they have little chance of winning it.

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