Personal Data on Veterans Is Stolen
Burglary Leaves Millions at Risk Of Identity Theft
By Christopher Lee and Steve Vogel
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, May 23, 2006

As many as 26.5 million veterans were placed at risk of identity theft after an intruder stole an electronic data file this month containing their names, birth dates and Social Security numbers from the home of a Department of Veterans Affairs employee, Secretary Jim Nicholson said yesterday.

The burglary occurred May 3 in Aspen Hill, according to a source with knowledge of the incident who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the matter is under investigation. the rest