Kim Zetter profiles one of Albert Gonzalez’s accomplices, Stephen Watt: Over a month has elapsed since the years-long investigation and prosecution of TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez came to a dramatic end, with Gonzalez sentenced to 20 years in prison for the largest identity theft case in U.S. history. […] Of all the defendants now walking…
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Portland Resident Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Identity of Former Co-Worker
James Nolan Kirkes, 39, of Portland was sentenced to two years in federal prison Tuesday in U. S. District Court for stealing the identity of a former co-worker and using the name and password of the person to access a computer and obtain information relating to an employment dispute with Kirkes’ former employer. During the…
Heartland Breach: Consumer Settlement Proposed
Linda McGlasson reports: A proposed settlement of the consumer class action suit brought against payments processor Heartland Payments System got preliminary approval from a U.S. District Court judge in late April. The proposed settlement would create a $4 million pool to pay consumers and settle the case. […] In a “fairness hearing” on April 27,…
Former Hospital Employee Sentenced to Over Two Years in Federal Prison for Using Patients’ Identities to Acquire Credit
Adrienne Denise Stovall, 30, a former employee of a Montgomery area hospital, has been sentenced to 24 months and 1 day in federal prison for wire fraud and stealing the identities of patients, U.S. Attorney Leura G. Canary announced yesterday. Stovall was also sentenced to serve 4 years of supervised release upon completion of her…
Parents' Rights Weren't Violated in Chemo Case
Suzanne Ashe reports on a case that sounds somewhat similar to the Daniel Hauser case: Utah doctors and child-protection workers did not violate a couple’s constitutional rights by urging a judge to order chemotherapy for their son, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, the 10th Circuit ruled Wednesday. Sandy residents Daren and…
Former Hospital Employee Sentenced to Over Two Years in Federal Prison for Using Patients’ Identities to Acquire Credit
Adrienne Denise Stovall, 30, a former employee of a Montgomery area hospital, has been sentenced to 24 months and 1 day in federal prison for wire fraud and stealing the identities of patients, U.S. Attorney Leura G. Canary announced yesterday. Stovall was also sentenced to serve 4 years of supervised release upon completion of her…