The Bellingham Herald reports that "Frederick Eugene Wood, 34, of Seattle, was sentenced Tuesday, August 11 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 39 months in prison and three years of supervised release for wire fraud and identity theft."
But this isn't your ordinary identity theft story. The newspaper also reports that Wood used P2P filesharing software to get victims' sensitive data:
A computer analysis revealed there were tax returns, bank statements and canceled checks on the computer from as far away as New York, Massachusetts, Georgia, Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Louisiana, Oregon and California.
Moral of the story - if you're going to use P2P, learn to use it responsibly. At the very least, make sure you know what folders are being shared. To further your P2P savvy, here are Three Common Myths of Filesharing Safety.