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…
Category: ID Theft
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…
TX: ID Theft Conspiracy Leader Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison And Ordered To Pay $88,131 In Restitution
There’s a follow-up to a case first reported on this site in November 2011. A Cedar Hill, Texas man, who was convicted at trial on various federal felony offenses stemming from an identity (ID) theft conspiracy he ran in the metroplex from October 2009 to July 2013, was sentenced today, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John…
Convicted Tax Fraudster & Fugitive Caught – Krebs
Brian Krebs reports: Lance Ealy, an Ohio man who fled home confinement last year just prior to his conviction on charges of filing phony tax refund requests on more than 150 Americans, was apprehended in a pre-dawn raid by federal marshals in Atlanta on Wednesday. Ealy, 28, of Dayton, Ohio, was the subject of no fewer…
GA: Taco Bell Employee Stole Identities While Working Drive-Thru Window
Kristal Dixon reports: An employee at a fast food restaurant is accused of stealing customers’ financial information to make unauthorized purchases. Roswell police have arrested and charged Rosetta Louise Brinson with two counts of identity fraud, obstruction of a law enforcement officer and two counts of computer theft. Fulton County Jail records show Brinson was…