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Category: ID Theft

Email Attack on Vendor Set Up Breach at Target

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: The breach at Target Corp. that exposed credit card and personal data on more than 110 million consumers appears to have begun with a malware-laced email phishing attack sent to employees at an HVAC firm that did business with the nationwide retailer, according to sources close to the investigation. Read more on KrebsOnSecurity.com

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Alabama Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Role In Identity Theft And Tax Refund Scheme

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dissent

Kevin Jackson of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to serve 102 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release, along with an order to pay $150,840.49 in restitution, for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama George L. Beck…

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Miami-Dade Resident To Be Sentenced In Identity Theft Scheme

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dissent

Jean-Elguentino Cayo, 26, of Miami Gardens, pled guilty in December for his participation in a stolen identity scheme. Sentencing is scheduled for March 5, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. before U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez. The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Internal Revenue Service Criminal…

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Indictment Charges IRS Employee With Tax Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dissent

Sherelle Pratt, 49, of Philadelphia, was charged by Indictment, unsealed this week, with filing false tax returns, aiding and assisting other individuals in preparing and filing false tax returns, theft of government property, and aggravated identity theft. According the Indictment Pratt is an IRS employee.  Pratt, according to the indictment, is alleged to have prepared…

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Broward County Resident Sentenced In $2 Million Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dissent

Lee Ervin Dale, 31, of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced  for his participation in a tax refund scheme using stolen identities. United States District Judge Kathleen M. Williams sentenced Dale to 120 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered restitution in the amount of $275,740. Dale was indicted in October 2012  was convicted in…

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NJ: Leader Of Large-Scale Identity Theft Ring Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For His Role In Fraud Enterprise

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dissent

The leader of a fraud ring that engaged in identity theft and financial crimes which have led to charges against 54 individuals was sentenced  to 144 months in prison for directing the large-scale, sophisticated criminal enterprise, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Sang-Hyun Park, a/k/a “Jimmy,” 48, of Palisades Park, N.J., previously pleaded guilty before…

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