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BOB SULLIVAN is the author of popular blog The Red Tape Chronicles on MSNBC.com as well as a technology writer for MSNBC, with a focus on technology crime and consumer fraud.  He is the nation’s leading journalist covering identity fraud and has written more than 100 articles on the subject since 1996.  His work appears on several MSNBC partner sites, including MSN.com, Wall Street Journal Interactive, and ZDNet.com.  

Among his many scoops, Bob was the first to tell the world about the existence of Magic Lantern, and top-secret Trojan horse program designed by FBI researchers to steal encryption passphrases; he was also the first to describe the data theft at ChoicePoint, the first of what would become an avalanche of stories about stolen and lost personal information.  Sullivan also appears on air on MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Nightly News, the Today show, and various local NBC affiliates.

Bob’s first book, Your Evil Twin: Behind the Identity Theft Epidemic, introduced the nation to the complex crime of identity theft.  His second book, GOTCHA CAPITALISM: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day—and What You Can Do About It, explores how companies levy hidden fees and surcharges for nearly every product and service American consumers buy.  GOTCHA CAPITALISM is available from Ballantine Books. 

Bob is the winner of the prestigious 2002 Society of Professional Journalists Public Service Award for his series of articles on online fraud. He has spoken before trade and government groups including the National Association of Attorney Generals.  He lives in Maltby, Washington with his golden retriever, Lucky.