Adam Walser reports that a former volunteer at the non-profit Kingdom Purpose, Teach One Reach One after-school program was allegedly able to hijack ownership of the charity by altering public information on the Florida Department of State sunbiz.org website. And there’s little the Department of State says they can do about it. The former volunteer, Sabrina Miller-White, who had been convicted on…
Category: ID Theft
ND: Man charged in identity theft, fraud schemes pleads guilty
AP reports that a North Dakota man from Nigeria who was here on a student visa and who had been charged in October with multiple crimes, has pleaded guilty: Chude Umeh, of Fargo, is charged with more than a dozen counts, including conspiracy, bank fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft. He pleaded guilty to a…
CA: Former Chico State student accused of “bizarre and twisted” crimes
Almendra Carpizo reports: A former Chico State University student is accused of a series of “bizarre and twisted” crimes that include urinating on his roommates’ bedding, hacking a student’s school account to drop the person’s classes and stealing nude photographs from a female student. Daniel Deluna-Martinez, 27, of Hamilton City, pleaded not guilty Thursday in…
NY: Bronx men sentenced for stealing Westchester IDs, $850K
There’s an update to an ID theft case involving rogue bank employees at a number of banks in New York. The case was previously reported on this site. Matt Spillane now reports: Tyrone “Reece” Lee and Anthony “Sug” Davis impersonated Westchester residents in their last gig, but their names won’t be mistaken at their next stop….
Nine Defendants Plead Guilty in $20 Million Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Ring
There’s a follow-up to a case previously reported on PHIprivacy.net and on this site. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Alabama and Georgia residents pleaded guilty for their roles in a $20 million stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) conspiracy, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George…
More details on the French Lick Resort payment card breach
In January, French Lick Resort in Indiana disclosed a malware-related breach affecting payment card data. On January 31, attorneys for Blue Sky Casino, LLC, the parent company, formally notified the Maryland Attorney General’s of the incident. The notification provides additional details on the incident, including the fact that the firm sent out 87,975 notification letters…