Cam Giang was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in an identity theft scheme, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced. A restitution hearing in this case has been scheduled for Jan. 20, 2011.
Giang, 31, of San Francisco, Calif., pled guilty on July 22, 2010, to one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and one count of use of a social security number in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 408(a)(8). Giang, who was an employee of the University of California (UC) San Francisco Medical Center at the time of the offense, obtained and used the personal information (i.e., birthdates and social security numbers) of other UC employees to create accounts on the StayWell Health Management, Inc. (StayWell) website and complete on-line health surveys on behalf of these individuals without their knowledge or consent. In this way, Giang fraudulently obtained on-line monetary vouchers to which he was not entitled. Giang completed approximately 382 on-line StayWell health surveys using the personal information of other UC employees. StayWell discovered Giang’s fraudulent scheme and informed the UC and FBI.
StayWell is a company based in St. Paul, Minn., engaged in the business of providing health management solutions. Since 2009, StayWell has been conducting on-line health surveys for University of California employees. Survey participants are required to create an account on StayWell’s website. When a survey is completed, the participant is awarded with a $100 on-line voucher.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California