The owner and operator of Logic World Medical has been convicted of conspiracy, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft arising from an adult diaper fraud scheme, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced today. Benjamin Essien, 34, of Houston, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care…
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Citi Apologizes for Envelope Gaffe
Darryl R. Isherwood reports: About 600,000 Citigroup customers got a shock earlier this month when they received their annual tax documents – with their Social Security numbers printed on the outside of the envelope. A Citi spokesman blamed a processing error for the glitch and said it has already been fixed. […] “The digits were…
ControlScan Settles FTC Charges
ControlScan, a company that consumers have relied on to certify the privacy and security of online retailers and other Web sites, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misled consumers about how often it monitored the sites and the steps it took to verify their privacy and security practices. The settlements will…
GA: Tax forms, other papers found at Smyrna recycling center
Ralph Ellis reports: The Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs is investigating the dumping of boxes of personal information — W-2 forms, bankruptcy files and old checks — into a bin at the Smyrna Recycling Center. The documents included W2 forms for 1998, 1999 and 2000, Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal information, a Smyrna…
UK: Bradford branch worker part of theft plot
Michael Black reports: A Bradford bank worker has been jailed for his part in a plot to steal more than £1 million from account holders. Barclays personal banker Chikezie Emeruem, who worked at Bradford city centre branch of the bank, schemed with cashiers Mohamed Iqbal and Tommy Jackman at the Sloane Square branch of Barclays…
NJ Psych Association sues State Health Benefits Commission, Horizon Healthcare Services and Magellan Health Services over patient confidentiality
Susan K. Livio reports: A psychologists group is suing two insurance companies and an administrative agency that serve 800,000 state employees, saying they are routinely demanding therapists hand over confidential patient information as a condition of getting paid. The New Jersey Psychological Association accuses the state Health Benefits Commission, along with Horizon Blue Cross Blue…