Andrew Ford reports: Three people suspected of being a part of an organized theft ring in north Brevard County face charges with making thousands of dollars in purchases after investigators said they stole the identities of several current and former employees of Apollo Elementary School in Titusville…… Hearon said the trio may have obtained the…
Category: ID Theft
Apex Laboratory notified by law enforcement of system compromise in July; notifying patients
A reader sent me a link to a breach notice that a relative had received from Apex Laboratory on Long Island. I’m reproducing the contents below: Apex Laboratory, Inc. 110 Central Ave – Farmingdale, NY 11735 RE: Important Security and Protection Notification. Please Read This Entire Letter. Dear Valued Clients of Apex Laboratory, Inc., We are…
AZ: Latricia Williams, Shelton Tanner sentenced in identity theft and tax credit fraud scheme
Ashley Loose of ABC15 reports: Buckeye resident Latricia Williams was sentenced to three years in prison Friday after pleading guilty in March 2012 as one of three individuals involved in an identity theft and tax credit scam. An indictment alleged that Williams, her sister Gezelle Helena Amaechi and husband Shelton DeWayne Tanner received fraudulent tax…
Ca: Massive identity theft scheme busted
Tyler Olsen reports: A Chilliwack woman is facing multiple charges after Mounties uncovered what they say was a complex identity theft scheme that included pieces of ID stolen from Abbotsford. Mounties found around 1,000 stolen personal ID cards along with computer hard drives full of credit card data while executing a search warrant at a…
TX: Police warn of ID theft
John Ingle reports: The Wichita Falls Police Department has sent letters to potential identity theft victims, urging them to check their credit for any recent unknown activity, a department spokesperson said Monday. Joe Snyder, public information officer for WFPD, said financial crimes investigators discovered sheets of address labels with the names and addresses of hundreds…
2 charged with stealing credit card info at Helena eatery
Melissa Anderson reports: Two men have been charged with several counts of deceptive practices after allegedly stealing credit card numbers from restaurant patrons. Liang Wang, 29, and Ke Xu, 25, appeared in Helena Justice Court on Wednesday on six felony counts each. An interpreter from Hong Kong translated the charges since neither of the suspects…