A March 15, 2011 indictment of twelve defendants charged for their parts in an identity theft and bank fraud scheme has been unsealed. Two of the defendants, who worked for HIPAA-covered entities in Florida, and have also been charged with HIPAA violations. According to the indictment, Erica Hall was employed by Dr. Linda Green in Coral…
Category: ID Theft
ME: State Prisoner Sentenced For False Tax Claims and Misuse of Social Security Numbers
Troy D. Fears, who was formerly incarcerated at the Maine State Prison in Warren, was sentenced to 57 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for filing false tax returns and misusing social security numbers. On February 4, 2011, Fears plead guilty to the charges. According to court records, between…
Former Emily Morgan hotel worker pleads guilty in massive theft case
In what has been a looong-running ID theft case involving paper records stolen from the Emily Morgan Hotel in Texas, another defendant, Cody Jones, has pleaded guilty.
Hackers compromising some iTunes accounts
Matt Liebowitz reports: Hacked accounts and fraudulent purchases are leaving iTunes users singing a sad song — again. Crafty computer criminals are compromising users’ iTunes accounts and purchasing hundreds of dollars worth of music, apps, gift cards, ringtones and games, the security firm Kaspersky Lab reported. The hacks, discussed in detail in an Apple Discussions…
(update) More EMU Students May Have Had IDs Stolen In Data Breach
CBS Detroit alerts us to an update on the Eastern Michigan University breach reported earlier this month. From EMU’s web site, an updated post today: March 31, 2011: to EMU Students: Students: Please Read This Message And Contact Us (734-487-1357) If You Believe You May Have Been a Victim of the Fraud Described Below. We…
Three strikes ID fraudster jailed for 16 years
John Leyden reports: A recidivist ID theft fraudster who used a people search website to verify the authenticity of stolen social security credentials has been jailed for more than 16 years. Todd Yurgin, 41, of Newark, Delaware, earned the severe sentence because he had twice previously been convicted of federal fraud offences. In sentencing, Chief…