In the justice system: Cathy A. Last was charged with forgery, identity theft and falsifying business records for using another woman’s identity to obtain painkillers and stimulant medications. More. Dawne Flippen was arrested an charged with identity theft, first-degree criminal mistreatmdent, fraudulent use of a credit card and first-degree theft. More. Karen Priscilla Jones pleaded…
Category: Government Sector
FL Dept of Revenue Flash Drive Stolen
From the well-what-did-you-expect dept: The Gainesville Sun reports that the unencrypted names, addresses and Social Security numbers of 2,828 people employed by six state businesses being audited were on a flash drive stolen from the unlocked car of a Florida Department of Revenue employee in Marietta, Georgia on April 9. The revenue department sent letters…
Mayor Behnke Tweets Employee Data Online
Some Battle Creek city employees are getting free identity protection help after Mayor Mark Behnke posted a document with personnel information to a public Web site. Information on about 65 city workers, including six Social Security numbers, was listed on a city check registry that Behnke put online and linked to using his Twitter.com account,…
NYS Worker Pleads to ID theft
As a follow-up to an insider breach reported in April, Walter Healey, a former employee of New York State’s Department of Taxation and Finance pleaded guilty to stealing the identities of taxpayers and will now have to pay restitution and serve 1 ½ to 4 years in prison upon sentencing in October. AP also provides…
Manchester City Council breaches the Data Protection Act
From the press release (pdf) from the Information Commissioner’s Office: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Manchester City Council in breach of the Data Protection Act after the theft of two laptop computers from the Town Hall, one of which contained personal details relating to 1,754 employees at local schools. Neither of the laptops…
NYS tax department worker pleads not guilty to ID theft
This incident was originally reported in April 2009, but the Associated Press provides additional details on what investigators found. Walter Healey, the former employee, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday on four counts of identity theft, unlawful possession of personal identification, tampering with public records and official misconduct.. Last year, another employee noticed irregularities in packages…