Dianna Hunt reports: A former RadioShack customer service representative pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to stealing customers’ personal information while trying to resolve their problems. Youlanda Rochelle Wright used the information to file a false income tax return in a client’s name to get a refund of $3,654, according to court records. Wright entered…
Category: ID Theft
FL: Former Eagle Harbor Country Club Janitor Charged with ID Theft
Jessika Lewis reports: The owner of St. Augustine-based cleaning company Mr. Janitor was arrested for stealing personal information from some Eagle Harbor Country Club members. According to Detective William Roberts with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Jonathan Morris II used that info to open credit cards and even bank accounts in alleged victims’ names. […]…
NY: Man gets 75 months for ID theft
A Henrietta man accused of taking personal information from residents of a local assisted living center to apply for credit cards in the residents’ names was sentenced to 75 months in prison. Federal prosecutors said Friday that Kenneth Lee Vickers, 27, was convicted of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. He also was ordered to…
GA: DeKalb man charged with identity theft gets probation
This is the second relatively light sentence I’ve seen this week for identity-theft related cases. The first was a nurse in Colorado, now this one from Georgia. Caitlin Mullen reports: A DeKalb man charged with identity theft and deceptive practices was sentenced Wednesday to 60 months of probation. Edward McGee, 21, of the 1400 block…
PA: Hackers Steal Washington Co. Customers’ Credit Card Info
The Secret Service is investigating after several customers of a Washington County restaurant had their credit card information stolen by hackers from overseas. Beginning Dec. 4, Jumpers Junction customers began reporting their credit card information as being stolen. Investigators said each person had recently paid for their food with a credit card at the restaurant….
Four Romanian nationals indicted for hacking Subway and 50 other merchants’ POS systems
The U.S. Dept. of Justice has issued a press release about an indictment that may relate to some breaches involving Subway Restaurant previously reported on this blog. The case was filed May 4, but the indictment has just been unsealed. Four Romanian nationals have been charged in federal court for their alleged participation in an…