State Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Gregory Myhre of the 9th Legislative District recently reintroduced legislation that would strengthen penalties under state law for identity theft when the victim is a senior citizen or veteran. In addition, the delegation has introduced a separate bill to establish the criminal offense of financial exploitation of the elderly.

In regard to the reintroduced measure, S1526/A2808, the lawmakers said in a joint statement that “seniors and veterans…