Rebecca Lee Rabon, 44, of Houston, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and five counts of health care fraud in relation to a health care fraud scheme that billed Tricare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas more than $3.7 million, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Rabon…
Category: ID Theft
Accused Russian hacker should pay defense cost, prosecutors say
Mike Carter reports: Federal prosecutors have taken the rare step of challenging the appointment of publicly funded lawyers to represent accused Russian hacker Roman Seleznev and have asked a judge to order Seleznev to reimburse the government for his defense. […] As proof, the government provided the court with photographs of stacks of cash and…
VT: Records ID state worker accused in data breach
Mike Donaghue reports: The Vermont Department of Labor has determined a now-former employee improperly obtained “personally identifiable information” including names and Social Security numbers from its unemployment insurance program database. A criminal investigation into possible identity theft is underway, officials said. At least 80 people are affected by the breach. Also at least seven businesses…
CA: Repeat ID thief sentenced to 7 years in prison
So how’s your physical security? Tracey Kaplan reports: Clad in the classic khakis and polo shirt worn by engineers across Silicon Valley, the 42-year-old transient blended in so well with tech workers that he was able to slip through the door of nine local companies and steal employees’ wallets. Doanh Dinh Tran, 42, would then…
International students reporting credit card fraud
On March 5, Holly Campbell reported: Dozens of Purdue University students from China reported cases of credit card fraud, but investigators said the problem seems to have started overseas. For the past month, dozens of Purdue students from China have reported cases of credit card and bank card fraud. “I know that the total loss…
Chicago woman to plead in ID theft case involving patient information
Here’s the latest on a case previously noted on this site. Teresa Auch Schultz reports: A Chicago woman claims her boss used her Gary business to help run an identity theft ring that stole information from clients at a medical center. Montrease Young detailed her own role in the theft, as well as the role…