I have a case on intake; the suspect uses someone else's ssan on her job and to get a loan for a car. The IRS gets info from employer of suspect and then hits victim for not reporting income. Victim has never lived in town were suspect worked.

What's the best case to file. ID theft or securing document by deception?

Why not both?

And a Theft of the car, too if the payments were never made.

Actually, the victim's credit report shows all payments up to date. Weird, huh?

The identity theft charge would be a SJF; if the vehicle value is over $20,000, you would have a 3rd degree felony for securing execution of a document by deception.