Heard on the Hill: Like Prank-Calling the Police

• By Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton
• Roll Call Staff
• Sept. 29, 2009, Midnight

Not to sound like a fear-mongering local TV news outlet (toxic mold or razor blades in Halloween candy, anyone?), but everyone — even a Congressional staffer — is at risk of identity theft. Would-be scammers picked an unlikely target last week, when they called one of the top staffers working to prevent just such schemes.