A follow-up to one of the cases previously noted (Case 15) on this blog: Mark Anthony Dacres, Jr., 30, of Homestead, was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro to 81 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Dacres was also ordered to pay $34,920.00 in restitution. Dacres previously…
Category: ID Theft
Former District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue Employee Sentenced to Jail for Stealing from Citizen’s Bank Account
WASHINGTON – Catyondia Ballard, 48, a former employee of the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue, was sentenced today to 16 weekends in jail, to be followed by 180 days of home detention, for the theft of over $114,000 from the bank account of a retired military member, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C….
California “Vendor” In Identity Theft And Credit Card Fraud on Carder.su Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Prison
A northern California man who served as an information and document vendor in the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as “Carder.su” was sentenced yesterday to serve 100 months in federal prison. He was further ordered to pay approximately $50.5 million in restitution. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s…
GA: Best Buy employee, boyfriend charged in identity theft ring
WSB-TV in Atlanta reports: Best Buy Corporation is apologizing to the victims of an identity theft ring that appears to have involved a Gwinnett County Best Buy employee and her boyfriend. Investigators say Adriana Orellana ran applications for iPhone and Verizon service using the names and information from victims her boyfriend had stolen the identities…
New York City Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Fraud and Identity Theft Charges
Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JOHN L. MONTANEZ, a police officer with the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to credit card fraud and identity theft offenses. MONTANEZ, who was arrested late May 2014, entered his plea today before…
NJ: ID theft probed at 2 north Jersey farmers markets
AP reports: Roxbury Township police say it may involve more than 100 customers who made purchases with their credit or debit cards at Ledgewood Farm and Wharton Farm Market. Many are reporting fraudulent use of their cards. Police say the data included customer names, credit and debit card numbers, expiration dates and three-digit security codes…