Created: 8/13/2009 6:01:31 PM 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Like many of us, Ieshia Brown has heard of identity theft, but now she's living it and says it is a nightmare.
Brown says,"It is terrible! My credit is ruined and now it has messed up my driving record."
Brown says it started in 1993 with her driver's license. Someone had stolen her ID and used it to get a license. "I've been in jail because of an outstanding warrant for worthless checks in my name and it wasn't me," says Brown.
Brown says that case was dismissed, but the problems related to ID theft continue to haunt her.
In February, because of the number of moving violations in her name, the state revoked her driver's license and called her an Habitual Traffic Offender.
"I've had about ten tickets since driving all of those are by someone else, those are five pages of tickets," says Brown.
In 1997, the DMV provided Brown with a letter showing that an imposter had used her ID to obtain a license. The state then placed a fraud alert on her driving record.
"I don't know what to do to get it straight," says Brown.
Brown says the fraud alert apparently did not help, and all she wants his her life back to normal.
"I want my license back and my driving record straight," says Brown.
Until it is, if she's caught driving she faces up to 15 months in jail, something she says she wants to avoid.
'On Your Side' contacted the Florida DMV. Spokesperson Ann Nucatola says generally if someone finds themselve the victim of identity theft, all they have to do is take a copy of the police report to the district office and request an adminstrative review.
Nucatola says given the lengthy history of problems with Browns driving license, they are now reviewing the case.
The Federal Trade Commission has tips on protecting yourself from identity theft and what to do if you're a victim, CLICK HERE to find out more.
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