In the criminal justice system:
- A Baldwin woman who used to work for CitiBank will now spend two years in prison for aggravated identity theft and bank fraud. A federal judge in Jacksonville handed down 26-year-old Isla Brumfield’s sentence Thursday. According to court documents, Brumfield had worked in the Customer Service Sales Department at CitiBank. Read more on MSNBC.
- Anne Arundel County school officials are trying to find the culprits who hacked into a high school computer program and tried to change grades. Administrators at Chesapeake High School said strong disciplinary action will follow once they’ve determined who is responsible for the breach. Administrators at the school discovered the problem late last week. Read more on MSNBC.
- Acworth Police are investigating a pharmaceutical identity theft case with two victims. Kennesaw State University student Veronica Tirado’s name, address, phone number and Social Security number were used by an unidentified woman to purchase 120 OxyContin tablets from the pharmacy at the Wal-Mart in Acworth. The prescription was written on a pad that may have been stolen from Cobb County orthopedic surgeon Richard Cohen. It also included the doctor’s forged signature. Read more on WSBradio.com.
- Ronnell Wesley of Concord, N.H., pleaded guilty in a multi-state fraud case involving more than a dozen bogus credit cards. He faces up to 15 years in prison and a quarter of a million dollars in fines. Read more on WCAX.com
- After five hours of deliberation, a federal jury convicted Marcus Kwamena Benson on one count of bank fraud conspiracy, nine counts of bank fraud, three counts of access device fraud, 10 counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of possession of document-making implements, one count of possession of unauthorized access devices, and one count of possession of device-making equipment. Read more on KSTP.