A woman accused of stealing customers’ credit card information to purchase $200,000 worth of Wal-Mart shopping cards pleaded not guilty. Investigators say Jerryca Chavez obtained customers’ credit card information while working at the Sandwich Board cafe in Greenwood Village. Read more on KDVR.
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Former New York Federal Reserve Bank employee and his brother sentenced to prison for fraudulent loan schemes
Curtis L. Wiltshire, a former employee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”) and his brother, Kenneth Wiltshire, were sentenced today to 40 months and 57 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in schemes to obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent loans. The sentences were imposed today by United States…
Police arrest 3 Turks over debit card scam
Police have arrested three Turkish nationals who allegedly used fake debit cards to buy luxury goods in Bangkok. Ziya Ismet Gebologco, 54, Ozulmez Bekir, 37, and Falay Togan Ahmet, 34, were arrested yesterday with seven debit cards, a laptop computer and a digital camera at Seacon Square shopping mall on Srinakarin Road by Crime Suppression…
FL: Federal credit card fraud investigation nets two Jacksonville arrests after $88,000 charged
Dan Scanlan reports: What investigators are calling a “sophisticated” scheme that opened dozens of fake lines of credit and racked up more than $88,000 on at least eight victims’ credit cards ended Tuesday with the arrest of two Jacksonville residents. The U.S. Secret Service said there could be more victims and suspects, and “a lot…
Equifax tax forms expose worker Social Security numbers
Elinor Mills reports: An unknown number of current and former employees of credit reporting firm Equifax received W-2 forms in the mail with their Social Security numbers visible through a window on the envelope, CNET has learned. Equifax became aware of the problem on January 19 and informed employees in a letter dated January 27,…
Customer Sues Bank After Phishing Attack
Linda McClasson reports: A Michigan-based metal supply company is suing Comerica Bank, claiming that the bank exposed its customers to phishing attacks. A lawsuit filed by Experi-Metal Inc. (EMI) in Sterling Heights, MI alleges that Dallas-based Comerica opened its customers to phishing attacks by sending emails asking customers to click on a link to update…