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Two Miami Men Convicted In Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Over 1,000 Victims

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Dissent

Earnest Baldwin, 36 of Miami, and Earl Baldwin, 42 of Miami were convicted on April 10 for their participation in a tax refund scheme using stolen identities. They had been charged in October 2012. According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, the defendants were involved in an identity theft tax fraud scheme that operated from…

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Husband and wife sentenced in tax refund fraud scheme in Florida

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Dissent

Douglas Michael Young (a/k/a “Douglas Pierre”) and Nicole Young (a/k/a “Nicole Pierre” and “Nicole Pierre Smith”) were sentenced Thursday for their participation in a stolen identity tax refund scheme.  They had  previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to steal government property, one count of theft of government property, and one count of aggravated identity…

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FL probation officer accused of milking records for tax refund fraud scheme

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Dissent

Elaine Silvestrini reports that Corey A. Coley Sr. a probation officer for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), was arrested Thursday and charged with conspiring to defraud the federal government. Investigators said he worked with at least two other people who filed tax returns claiming more than $1.6 million in fraudulent tax refunds. One…

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Two years and one federal clue stick later, Tallahassee Community College finds out they had breach

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Dissent

From the college’s press release today: Tallahassee Community College, on Friday, announced that an unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that may materially compromise the security, confidentiality, or integrity of personal information occurred in March 2011. College officials were recently notified of the breach of security by federal officials. The federal investigation resulted in the conviction…

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UK: Payday loans firm loses licence over identity theft loans

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Dissent

We don’t see this too often, but lack of adequate security costs this business its business, and the consequences were imposed by a regulator. Out-Law.com reports: MCO Capital Limited made loans in the name of 7,000 people whose identity was used by fraudsters without their permission or knowledge. The loans totalled millions of pounds and…

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Steakhouse Data-Theft Leader Gets As Much as 13 1/2 Years

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Dissent

Just to follow-up on previously reported breaches: The leader of a ring of waiters who copied customer credit cards at New York steakhouses including Smith & Wollensky and the Capital Grille so accomplices could buy luxury goods was ordered to go to prison for as long as 13 1/2 years. Luis “Damian” Jacas, 42, oversaw…

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