More details have emerged on a case reported on this site last week in which a state employee accessed a state database and acquired identity information that she allegedly then sold to others. News4Jax reports: According to the Department of Economic Opportunity, one of their employees managed to access the Florida Department of Children and Families‘…
Category: ID Theft
Update: Air Force senior master sergeant sentenced for ID theft involving fellow soldiers
Christopher Dwan Underwood, who pled guilty in January to stealing government-issued credit cards and dozens of his fellow soldier’s identity information, has been sentenced to two years.
Two Plead Guilty in Florida Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Using Stolen Patient Information
Jermaine Winters, 39, of Coleman, Florida, and Rosetta Presley, 23, of Chipley, Florida, pled guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and identity theft in connection with the electronic filing of false federal income tax returns. During their pleas, Winters and Presley admitted that between July 2011 and July 2012, they conspired…
Tax refund fraud victims blame Anthem breach, but attribution is difficult with so many breaches
Luther Turmelle reports: A spike in the number of fraudulent state income tax returns filed in Connecticut has led some Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield customers to believe that it is the result of the massive data breach the insurer revealed in early February. Officials with state Attorney General George Jepsen’s office acknowledge they…
Former Montgomery Nightclub Owner Sentenced to Prison for Role as Ringleader of Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
Tarrish Tellis, 38, owned the Club Iconz Bar and Grill in Montgomery, Alabama. He was also the mastermind behind a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme that stole over $700,000. Yesterday, Tellis was sentenced to 223 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $694,366 in restitution. On Jan. 14, a federal jury convicted Tellis of…
IRS employee accused of stealing credit card info while at work
From the well-this-inspires-confidence-doesn’t-it dept.: KCTV in Missouri reports: An IRS employees is accused of booking a vacation and a shopping spree while on the clock with stolen credit card information. Weisha Jackson is charged with stealing credit card information from another employee while working at the Kansas City Internal Revenue Service campus. Read more on…