BIRMINGHAM — A federal grand jury has indicted a former Social Security Administration claims representative for using his position to steal identifying information and benefits from Social Security beneficiaries, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge Guy Fallen. A 10-count indictment filed in U.S. District…
Category: ID Theft
FL: Plant City Woman Sentenced to Prison in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Jennifer Meier Hunt to two years and six months in federal prison for committing stolen identity refund fraud. As part of her sentence, the court also entered a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $97,238, representing the proceeds of the tax fraud. Hunt pleaded guilty to…
Former Miami Police Officer Sentenced in ID Theft for Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
NBC Miami has a follow-up to a case involving a Miami police officer who misused access to the DAVID drivers license database to obtain identity info for a tax refund fraud scheme: A former City of Miami Police officer was sentenced to more than 6 years in prison Thursday for participating in an identity theft…
Guatemalan National Sentenced For ID Theft; More Than 100 Illegal Aliens Used False ID In Scheme To Obtain Licenses
Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Guatemalan national was sentenced in federal court yesterday for aggravated identity theft in connection to a conspiracy to provide false identity documents so that more than 100 illegal immigrants could fraudulently obtain driver’s and non-driver’s licenses from the license office in…
NC: Three Charged With Operating Online Counterfeit Credit Card Retailer Responsible For Estimated $34.5 In Fraud
Three men who allegedly ran a one-stop online shop selling counterfeit credit cards and holographic overlays, to be used by criminals to make fake identifications, face federal charges in an ongoing investigation that has already resulted in 11 additional arrests, including a customer facing federal charges. U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins for the Western District…
Northern Kentucky IRS Financial Technician Sentenced To 28 Months For Stealing Identities And Committing Mail Fraud
A financial technician, employed in an office of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) located in Boone County, Ky., was sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for unlawfully accessing an IRS computer to obtain personal information about taxpayers. U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar sentenced 33-year-old Joy Fox of Independence, Ky., on Thursday for aiding and…