Mike Baird reports: As many as 53 students in the Del Mar College General Education Development Program have been informed that a printed class roster, with some of the student’s personal information, was stolen from an instructor’s vehicle Sunday, school officials announced today. Read more on caller.com
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Three charged with stealing identity of N.Y. man
Two men and a woman who allegedly stole the identity of a New York man and used it to rent a San Francisco townhouse and apply for credit cards in his name have been charged in San Francisco Superior Court with 24 felony counts, including identity theft and various drug offenses. Prosecutors say the group…
Police: Miami man caught with 92 fake credit cards
Jamie Rogers reports: A Miami man was arrested Thursday after police said he had more than 90 fake credit cards in his possession, Florence Police Maj. Carlos Raines said. Roberto Periut Pina, 36, of 10700 SW 109 St., is charged with financial transaction card fraud, Florence County Detention Center bookings reports show. The incident happened…
Tape with criminal background checks on 807,000 people missing
The Associated Press is reporting that Information Vaulting Services cannot account for a computer storage tape belonging to the Arkansas Department of Information Systems, The tape reportedly contains data from criminal background checks on 807,000 people conducted over a 12-year period. The Arkansas Times has a copy of the press release issued by DIS.
UK: Dental patient fraud pair jailed
A woman and her stepfather have been given jail terms for defrauding nearly £20,000 from patients at two dental practices in Glasgow. Receptionist Adele Ballantyne, 22, copied credit and debit card details and passed them to John Hill, 32, who then ordered goods for resale. Ballantyne was jailed for 12 months and Hill was sentenced…
PA: Accused card skimmer pleads guilty
Keith Phucas reports: A Philadelphia woman accused of skimming credit card accounts while she worked at a Plymouth Meeting Mall restaurant pleaded guilty Wednesday to identity theft, theft by deception, criminal conspiracy and other felony charges. Her sentencing is pending. Jasmine Crowder, 20, worked at California Pizza Kitchen last summer when she stole hundreds of…