Chicago police have located the hub of an identity theft operation and have arrested the two women coordinating the scheme. Carmencita Kennedy, the reception at Woman to Woman Healthcare on the South Loop, has been charged with organizing a long-term financial crimes enterprise. Police say the 32 year old has stolen the identities of at…
Category: ID Theft
WA: Silverdale ID theft suspect had at least 30 local residents’ personal information
I don’t cite them all on this blog, but there have been a lot of low-tech identity theft/fraud cases in the news in recent months. Here’s another example: A Silverdale man has been charged with second-degree identity theft as part of a scheme in which investigators claim he stole thousands of dollars, according to documents…
FL: Two men sentenced in mail and aggravated identity theft ring
Ricardo Lee Penn, 48, and Dorian Jerrell Cawley, 26, both of Wellington, were sentenced this week to 94 months and 54 months in prison, respectively, following their guilty pleas to charges of conspiracy to commit mail theft and access device fraud, unauthorized use of access devices and aggravated identity theft. In addition to those charges,…
ID thieves target 87 Schield employees
At least 87 cases of identity theft have been reported by employees of Schield Family Brands. Schield includes four central Wisconsin window and door manufacturers, Medford-based Weather Shield and Mosinee-based Peachtree, Vetter and Crestline. Current Schield employees and those who have worked for the company at any time since 1992 were targeted in the thefts,…
WA: ID thief pleads guilty to 85 counts
Jeremy Pawloski reports: An Olympia-area man who was arrested in January in the largest identity theft case in Thurston County history pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of first-degree identity theft and 82 counts of second-degree identity theft. Anthony Vaughn, 30, will be sentenced in two to three weeks, according to Thurston County Deputy Prosecuting…
MN: Allianz temp worker accused of identity theft
Susan Feyder reports: A 30-year-old Minneapolis woman has been accused of using her job as a temporary employee of Allianz Life Insurance Co. to steal the identities of five people in a scheme that resulted in losses of more than $50,000. Monique Fletcher, who worked for from October 2008 until April 2009, is scheduled to…