Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard 2006 Annual Report

ID Theft (continued)
to aggravated taking the identity of
another. The defendants, who lived in
Phoenix, were also required to pay
$8,439 in restitution.
investigation determined that Favre's
account was likely used as part of a
larger ID theft scheme run by Joachim
and Sanchez.
Pro Football Star’s ID Stolen. In Shred-a-Thons. The Attorney
January 2006, a West Phoenix man General’s Office held eight shred-athons
during the fiscal year to help
was arrested on suspicion of using
Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Arizona residents safely dispose of
Brett Favre’s credit card account bills, tax returns older than seven
more than 40 times in Maricopa years, medical records and other
County. William J. Joachim, 35, was documents containing personal
arrested on four felony charges of identifying information. The Office
theft, fraud schemes, aggravated partnered with AARP and local
taking the identity of another and shredding companies to provide
misconduct involving weapons. Two commercial shredder trucks at
other men, Freddy Lopez Sanchez, various locations throughout Arizona.
32, and Ignacio Bobadilla Gomez, 29, More than 16,500 pounds of
were also arrested in the case on materials and documents were
forgery charges. The Attorney destroyed at these events.
General’s Office received information
from the National Football League
that Favre’s credit card account had
been compromised and some 40
unauthorized transactions had been
completed in Maricopa County,
totaling over $10,000. An . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(above) Mesa residents watch their outdated
documents get shredded
(right) Attorney General Terry Goddard with
Community Services Program staff at the AGO
Shred-a-Thon held in Mesa during Fall 2005
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