The Brooklyn-based creative agency The Gathery sued Aurora James, CFDA vice chair, Brother Vellies designer and philanthropist. James was personally sued alongside her nonprofit, Fifteen Percent Pledge, and its fiscal sponsor, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, for missed payments. The agency previously produced the Fifteen Percent Pledge’s galas in 2024 and 2025.
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Identity theft is the “foundational” fraud upon which many other crimes are built. It involves the unauthorized acquisition and use of a person’s personal identifying information (PII), such as an ID number, Social Security number, or passport details.
- How it works: Fraudsters obtain PII through data breaches, mail theft, or “social engineering” (tricking people into revealing details). Once they have this data, they can open new bank accounts, apply for credit cards or loans, and even receive medical treatment under your name.
- Synthetic Identity Fraud: A sophisticated variation where criminals combine real and fabricated information to create a completely new, “synthetic” person. This is particularly difficult to detect because there is no single victim to report the suspicious activity initially.