Money Tree

When Axton Betz-Hamilton was 11 years old, her parents' identities
were stolen. At that time, in the early 90s, consumer protection
services for identity theft victims were basically non-existent. So
the family dealt with the consequences as best they could. But when
Axton Betz-Hamilton got to college, she realized that her identity
had been stolen, too. In fact, her credit score was in the lowest
2%. As she was working to restore her credit, she
inadvertently discovered who had stolen the family's identity: a
woman named Pam Elliot. And knowing it was Pam Elliot would change
everything for Axton Betz-Hamilton. View the photograph Axton
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