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Category: ID Theft

Staten Island Woman Admits Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Dissent

NEWARK, N.J. – A Staten Island, New York, woman admitted her role in one of the nation’s largest and longest running stolen identity refund fraud schemes ever identified, in which more than 8,000 fraudulent U.S. income tax returns sought more than $65 million in tax refunds and resulted in losses to the United States of…

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GA: Identity Thieves Sentenced To Federal Prison

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Dissent

Maario Coleman and Angela Russell have been sentenced for stealing the identities of Emory University and University of Georgia students in order to apply for student loans. “Just as these law and medical students were graduating to embark on their careers, they found themselves victims of identity theft,” said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates….

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AU: Hackers steal credit card details of thousands using MyCause charity website

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Dissent

ABC reports: Up to 12,000 people donating to charities through an Australian website have had their credit card details stolen and used for thousands of dollars worth of fraudulent charges. An international hacking operation targeted the MyCause website, which allows people to create and donate to fundraisers and charities. Some of the credit card details…

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Former eastern Jackson County car dealer sentenced in $1.1 million fraudulent loan case

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Dissent

Brian Burnes reports the sentencing of the owner of Edge Auto Sales, who misused his customers’ information. A former Kansas City-area used car dealer behind one of the largest identify theft cases ever prosecuted in a Missouri court was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Terry Lee Morrow Jr. used his customers’ names, birth…

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Four months later, Archdiocese of Portland breach still unclear

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Dissent

Remember the tax refund fraud that affected a number of people employed by or volunteers with the Archdiocese of Portland? The breach was disclosed in March, but as of July 28, the Archdiocese still doesn’t know how the breach occurred and whether it involved their system or an external system. From a letter signed by…

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Two More Defendants Plead Guilty In Identity Theft Fraud Scheme Involving Personal Identifying Information From AT&T Customer Files

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Dissent

Jacqueline Nicole Lee Warrick, 26, of Miami, and Tracy Delva, 27, of Deerfield Beach, pled guilty today for their participation in a conspiracy to unjustly enrich themselves by stealing personal identifying information and using the information to make unauthorized wire transfers from the victims’ bank accounts and obtain unauthorized credit or debit cards. Co-defendant Chouman Emily Syrilien,…

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