Courthouse News reports: An emergency room nurse says a cop arrested her for not collecting blood from a suspected drunken driver when asked, the nurse claims in Chicago Federal Court. Lisa Hofstra says she was the emergency room charge nurse at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago at 4 a.m. on Aug. 1 when a Chicago Police…
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Former nurse sentenced for stealing patients’ identities
As a follow-up to a case reported previously, WSLS reports that former Lynchburg nurse Karen Priscilla Jones was sentenced in federal court to 34 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and $9,132 in restitution as well as $800 in special assessment fees. Jones had pleaded guilty to three counts of identity theft, two…
Follow-up: Final Member of DC-Area Restaurant Card-Skimming Ring Sentenced
A Maryland man who was the third leader of a card-skimming ring victimizing Washington, D.C.-area restaurants was sentenced in federal court last week to 81 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Erick V. Burton, age 38, of District Heights, Md., was also ordered to pay $814,673.20 in restitution, as were his…
Former nurse sentenced for stealing patients' identities
As a follow-up to a case reported previously, WSLS reports that former Lynchburg nurse Karen Priscilla Jones was sentenced in federal court to 34 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and $9,132 in restitution as well as $800 in special assessment fees. Jones had pleaded guilty to three counts of identity theft, two…
France advises businesses of employee data collection in light of swine flu epidemic
In anticipation of the Swine Flu and the consequences that it may have upon the continuity of the business of companies, the French Data Protection Agency (known under the acronym “CNIL”) recently issued recommendations regarding employers’ collection of employee data in connection with their swine flu business continuity programs. […] Such plans of action may…
Study: 600K campus records hacked this year
Dennis Carter reports: Computer hackers reportedly have stolen identifying information and credit card numbers from more than half a million — some 600,000 — college students, faculty, and alumni this year. This is prompting some campus IT officials to call for a “total overhaul” of computer security protocol. Identity Theft 911, an Arizona-based company founded…