More on a case mentioned previously: Melinda Clayton of Montgomery, Ala., pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false claims, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Clayton admitted that between January and April 2011, she conspired with others to…
Category: ID Theft
Accused deputy back on job day after indictment
Sarah Eddington reports: After being arrested on Thursday, the Ouachita Parish deputy accused of numerous counts of computer fraud, identity theft and obstruction was allowed to return to work on Friday. Maj. Michael Karl Davis, 47, of Monroe, was arrested by federal authorities on nine charges of computer fraud, nine charges of identity theft…
VA investigating ‘inappropriate removal’ of patient records from Haley
Howard Altman reports: The Department of Veteran Affairs is investigating the “inappropriate removal” from the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital of records that contain personal information on hundreds of veterans who had received treatment there. […] The Haley security breach was discovered in May by an off-duty Tampa police officer working a detail at the…
Local bank cards affected by security breach
Shane Farley reports: Some Cowley County residents are amongst the scores of people who have had their debit, or credit-card information compromised after using the cards at Otoe-Missouria Tribe properties along U.S. 77 Highway in Oklahoma. Otoe-Missouria operates First Council Casino, Seven Clans Travel Plaza and Lil’ Bit of Paradise Casino. Tribal authorities are investigating…
More than 100 arrested in massive NYC theft ring
Colleen Long reports: Bank tellers, restaurant workers and other service employees in New York lifted credit card data from residents and foreign tourists as part of an identity theft ring that stretched to China, Europe and the Middle East and victimized thousands, authorities said Friday. In total, 111 people were arrested and more than 85…
Citigroup Sued by Cardholders Over May Security Breach
Patricia Hurtado reports: Citigroup Inc. (C), the third-largest U.S. bank, was sued by cardholders over a May computer security breach that affected more than 360,000 accounts. Kristina and Steven Orman of Northport, New York, sued Citigroup in federal court in Manhattan today, seeking to represent victims of the hacking in a class-action, or group, lawsuit….