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Across the country, law enforcement is seeing the result of a much larger conflict playing out beneath the surface: global criminal networks are no longer just stealing money—they’re stealing identity itself. Once a criminal controls someone’s identity, the rest becomes easier: targeting, manipulation, account takeover, and the rapid movement of funds across multiple payment rails.

This isn’t a new fight, but the battlefield has shifted.
Identity has become the attack surface. Scams are the delivery mechanism.

This forward-leaning conversation between Ben Chance of Early Warning—bringing nearly four decades of financial fraud expertise and representing the company behind Zelle—and a sheriff leader will examine:

1. How organized scam networks weaponize personal identity—harvesting data, impersonating institutions, and exploiting trust at scale
2. How local law enforcement often becomes both the first and last responder when a resident’s identity is compromised, even when the operation spans continents
3. How financial institutions and technology partners can provide new visibility—connecting identity-based signals to money movement and accelerating investigations
4. How public-private collaboration can evolve from transactional to strategic, aligning around a shared goal: restoring the integrity of identity so criminals lose their most valuable asset

The discussion will explore the systems and incentives that created this new identity economy—and the partnerships needed to dismantle it.

Because if identity is the battlefield, protecting it becomes core to public safety—and winning that fight requires combining the reach of law enforcement with the scale, speed, and intelligence of the private sector.

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