The Bush doctrine of preemptive action doesn’t apply only to the military. The government, hoping to prevent future attacks, has pursued this risky strategy in court. One reason a terrorism case fell apart in Detroit was that prosecutors didn’t have enough evidence to connect the suspects to a terrorist organization. ID thieves are now targeting businesses with a popular scheme that involves setting up a bogus website under a legitimate company’s name, then applying for merchant status with a credit card payment processing company. The fraud continues when orders come through the bogus websites and the fraudsters take a percentage.”]