From the AAP: Police say they have smashed a significant criminal syndicate that produced false identities and fake credit cards to buy more than $1 million worth of goods. After a year-long investigation, more than 70 police officers yesterday raided homes in NSW and South Australia, arresting five men linked to the nationwide syndicate. The…
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TX: Employee swiped credit card numbers at Chicken Express
KYTX reports: Cops take down a major identity theft operation with ties to Tyler. It’s one of several cases affecting East Texans right now. An employee at a Tyler Chicken Express is accused of bringing a special card-reader to work. Police say she took customers’ debit cards at the drive-thru window, swiped them once at the cash…
Judge Won’t Alter Award in Equifax ID Theft Case
Maria Dinzeo reports the latest development in what is probably one of the most well-known ID theft cases: A cancer survivor who won more than $1 million from Equifax for improperly handling his identity theft report can keep the full award, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston rejected the credit reporting agency’s…
The fish rots from the head: Illinois drivers license exec accused of providing customer personal info to ID thieves for gift cards, sports tickets
Amy Alderman reports: A 58-year-old executive of the Illinois Secretary of State’s drivers license division surrendered today to allegations that he gave personal information he found in the Libertyville customer database to identity thieves in exchange for gift cards and sports tickets. According to David Druker, spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White’s office, Charles…
CO Medical Marijuana Rules: Law Enforcement Trumps Patient Privacy
Over on TalkLeft, Jeralyn writes: One step forward, two steps back. Colorado’s proposed regulations on medical marijuana are 90 pages long. You can read them here. As part of her discussion, she quotes (via Westword) the Cannabis Therapy Institute: The Colorado constitution sets up a confidential registry run by the state health department,” she continues, “and the only reason…
House and Senate Enact Amendment of FCRA, Limit Scope of Red Flags Rule
Boris Segalis writes: The Blog of Legal Times is reporting that late on December 7, 2010 the House of Representatives passed a bill on a voice vote that amends the definition of “creditor” in the Fair and Accurate Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and, as a result, dramatically limits the scope of the Red Flags Rule. The…