Four individuals were sentenced this week for their respective roles in trafficking the identities and corresponding identity documents of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Rosa E. Rodríguez-Vélez of the District of Puerto Rico made the announcement. The sentencings took place in front…
Category: ID Theft
TN: Debit card info stolen at a Pilot Travel Center
Fox17 reports: There has been a significant security breach at a Pilot Travel Center in Middle Tennessee. Dozens of people are coming forward claiming that someone stole their debit card information. The information has been used to withdraw cash at ATM’s in California and New York. […] FOX 17 News spoke with many victims all…
OH: Former Urban League boss off to prison
A former Columbus Urban League executive accused of ripping off the agency was sentenced Friday to spend 3.5 years in federal prison. Former preacher Ovell Harrison had pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. In addition to his prison sentenced, he was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount…
FL: Ex-clerk from Broward gets three years in ID theft case
There’s an update to an insider breach for tax refund fraud case involving a Broward County Court clerk, reported previously on this blog: A former employee of the Broward Clerk of Courts was sentenced Friday to three years and a day in federal prison after she pleaded guilty to federal identity theft charges. Porscha Kyles,…
Missouri Tax Preparer Indicted On Fraud Charges
St. Louis, MO – The owner and operator of a St. Louis County tax preparation service was indicted yesterday for filing false returns and stealing the identities of taxpayers. RONALD SHONIWA, of Florissant, faces one count of theft of government funds for filing 15 tax returns, which generated more than $50,000 in improperly paid refunds, and…
Conspirators testify in Ramsey County identity theft trial
Chao Xiong reports the follow-up to a breach previously noted on this blog: A former state employee accused of stealing identities from a state database and other sources traded that information for methamphetamine, one of her conspirators testified Thursday. Roxanne K. Deflorin, 50, is on trial this week in Ramsey County District Court for the…