The third and final member of a group of Chinese nationals involving in the trafficking of counterfeit credit cards has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for transmitting credit card numbers obtained on the Internet to others who used the information to make fraudulent purchases at San Gabriel Valley stores. Tong Zhang, also…
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NM: Former PHS employee sentenced to prison in medical ID theft/fraud scheme
This morning, Senior United States District Judge C. LeRoy Hansen sentenced Albuquerque resident Christine Horning, 35, to a 24-month term of imprisonment to be followed by four-years supervised release based on her guilty pleas to aggravated identity theft and health care fraud. Judge Hansen also ordered Horning to pay $24,679.48 in restitution to Medicaid and…
A Doctor and 532 Others Indicted for Mail and Social Security Fraud Conspiracy
This press release from the FBI includes a statement that 84 counts of a 709-count indictment related to misuse of children’s or dependents’ Social Security numbers in furtherance of the fraud scheme: SAN JUAN, PR—A federal grand jury has issued a 709-count indictment, charging 533 defendants with mail fraud conspiracy, mail fraud, social security fraud…
NZ: Fathers can film birth – despite legal threat
The New Zealand Press Association reports: Hospitals say New Zealand fathers-to-be can record the birth of their babies, despite the possibility of parents using the footage for legal action.Expectant parents in some maternity hospitals in the Australian state of Victoria have been barred from taking hand-held recording devices into birthing suites because hospital staff are…
Ca: Patient info stolen from Bruyere
Doug Hempstead reports: Two computers containing patient information were stolen from the Bruyere Family Medicine Centre. The theft happened from the facility at 75 Bruyere St. Investigation revealed there was “a high probability” that password-protected patient data for some patients seen between 1971 and July 1, 2006 may have been archived on these computers. The…
AU: Flood-stricken doctors probe cloud back-up
John Hilvert reports: The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has advised its 1000+ flood-affected members to take specific steps around the restoration of damaged servers to ensure practices are able to retain vital medical records. RACGG – the safety and quality professional body for GPs – has distributed an IT system flowchart [pdf],…