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To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (45838)	6/9/1999 9:59:00 AM
From: IceShark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

I'm going to check this out, but I'm not sure suing them is going to be worth it - just not enough bucks involved and I would have to dream up some sort of goofy emotional and future damages just to cover costs. I've been told that the crime was committed against the bank (and the other creditors), not me, and besides, I'm getting all my money back. So I have no standing. I unfortunately have to admit I can see the point, although I don't agree with it. Is the bank going to pay me if this guy does something with the info he has 5 years from now with another creditor?

To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (45838)	6/9/1999 10:32:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

I know what I'd do here in Virginia. You can file an action in Circuit Court to do discovery prior to filing suit against a person, you have to make out an affidavit explaining why you need to do it. There are privacy laws so the financial institutions are covering their asses. And by "inside job," it could be that a bank employee is the perp, so they may be looking at liability, and just stonewalling. If they get hit with a subpoena, then they will comply. So, I'd file a lawsuit against John Doe, and go hunting. I can recommend a firm which analyzes documents for lawyers for a fee, the principals are ex-FBI crime lab employees. That's where I'd start.