Ed Treleven reports: A former Veterans Hospital lab worker used information stolen from VA records, from mail stolen from her neighbors and information purchased on the Internet to obtain credit cards and access other people’s checking accounts, according to criminal charges filed this week. Elizabeth Feng, 23, of Madison, was charged Thursday with 17 counts…
Category: ID Theft
RI: Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Stealing and Selling the Identities of Minors to Clients for Use as Tax Deductions
Evelyn Nunez, 40, of Providence, was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1.4 million dollars in restitution to the IRS and the State of Rhode Island for her role in a scheme to steal personal identifying information of minors named as dependents on legitimate tax returns prepared…
SC: Did you work at Westpoint Stevens in Seneca? Check your credit report.
Greenville Online reports that The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an identity theft case and the possibility that personnel files from former Westpoint Stevens employees may have been stolen. FoxCarolina adds that law enforcement is asking former employees at the Westpoint Stevens Seneca plant to check their credit reports. A statement posted today on the…
Miami Resident Sentenced In Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Medical Patients’ Personal Identifying Information
There’s a follow-up to a breach previously reported on PHIprivacy.net. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida reports that Kenol Augustin, 36, was sentenced to 16 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay joint and several restitution of $57,000, for his role in the tax refund…
TN: Former bank employee charged with stealing customer identities
George Brown reports: A former Regions Bank employee is due in court today in connection with an identity theft ring. Investigators say Kimbriuna Dyer used her job to access information. Read more on WREG.
Miami-Dade County Resident Sentenced In Stolen Identity Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme
A North Miami Beach resident was sentenced yesterday to 96 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for filing fraudulent unemployment insurance claims using the personal identifying information (PII) of more than 90 individuals. According to court records, from at least as early as December 2013, through the summer of 2014, the…