David Ovalle reports: As an employee of Florida’s Department of Children & Families, Clara Builes was in charge of approving applications for public-assistance benefits for the poor. But Miami-Dade prosecutors say that for nearly four years, she used her position to help steal the the identities of several unsuspecting people, getting fraudulent benefit cards used…
Category: ID Theft
Police fear assisted living home operator may stolen multiple patients’ identities
Adam Walser reports: An unlicensed St. Petersburg assisted living facility that cared for the elderly may have actually been stealing some of their identities, according to law enforcement. There’s no sign at Access Adult Family Care Home at 2895 38th Ave. N., but police and the Florida Department of Health say that until several hours…
Man convicted of identity theft, fake organizations for veterans
Austin Baird reports: For the better part of three years, Alan Michael Bartlett of Owosso, Mich., was the leader of U.S. Disabled Veterans, LLC and U.S. Handicapped-Disadvantaged Services, LLC. The organizations sound noble enough, but a jury on Monday found the 46-year-old guilty of using the businesses as a front to defraud dozens of people…
Former correctional officer sentenced to prison for stealing identities of Troy jail inmates
Erin Edgemon reports: A former correctional officer at the Troy Police Department City Jail was sentenced to 32 months in prison for his involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme. Devon Tucker, 31, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of aggravated…
Miami-Dade County Brothers Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Identity Theft Schemes Involving Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Federal and State Tax Fraud
Two Miami-Dade County brothers were each sentenced to 70 months in prison for identity theft schemes involving unemployment insurance fraud, federal income tax fraud, and state income tax fraud. Densom Beaucejour, 22, and Winzord Beaucejour, 21, both of Miami Gardens, each previously pled guilty to one count of possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access…
NJ: Two People Charged In Scheme To Steal 94,000 Debit And Credit Cards From Michaels’ Stores In 19 States
Two people were charged Thursday for allegedly participating in a large-scale conspiracy to steal 94,000 credit and debit cards from customers at approximately 80 Michaels’ Stores in 19 states and then use that information to make fraudulent withdrawals from the customers’ bank accounts. Angel Angulo, 25, of Riverside, California, and Crystal Banuelos, 28, of Bloomington, California,…