Marion, KY asked in Federal Crimes for Kentucky

Q: Can you sue your spouse for hacking electronic devices and collecting data off your personal computer never used by hi?

Spouse hacked into every credit card, bank account, social security, ira’s and created accounts, changed passwords, tampered with credit report used credit card and Amazon acct while I was not in home belonging to me solely. Attempted to wipe data from system and created a virtual shadow copy of my hard drive. He then used my social security number as password and identity credentials on dark web. This was prior to divorce and after serving papers

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A: Might look into a crime for using your identity. The rest is pointless.

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A: If you believe your spouse has engaged in illegal activities, such as hacking into your electronic devices and committing identity theft, it may be considered a federal crime.

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