Mathew J. Schwartz reports: Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of 99 people as part of an investigation into the Armenian Power organized crime ring, which allegedly scammed, stole, and extorted more than $20 million from its victims. […] In one 134-count indictment, returned by a federal grand jury three weeks ago under seal, 29…
Category: ID Theft
NV: Police Seek Victims After Credit Card Fraud Arrest
Investigators are asking the patrons of three Southern Nevada Businesses to monitor their bank and credit card accounts in the wake of a recent fraud investigation. […] Arrested at his residence was Gevorg Gorj Kegeyan, 53 years of age of Las Vegas. Kegeyan was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card. In addition to…
Baton Rouge man gets seven years for ID theft
A follow-up to a breach reported back in August. Bill Lodge reports that Alton K. Davis has been sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing the identities of at least 30 current or retired Baton Rouge police officers. Davis said he did not know the name of the man from whom he purchased the…
AA employee accused of stealing credit card numbers
A former American Airlines employee at Mineta San Jose International Airport is facing 66 felony charges for allegedly stealing and using customer credit card numbers. Prosecutors claim Micheline Johnson, 49, of Concord, skimmed customers’ credit card numbers for several years while she worked as a customer service agent. They say she used those numbers on…
Lush web sites in AU and NZ also hacked
Last month, this blog reported that the UK site of Lush cosmetics had been hacked. Three weeks later, Lush customers in Australia and New Zealand are being notified by email that those Lush sites were hacked as well. The breaches occur to be separate hacks and reportedly only affect those who placed orders online. The…
Former L.A. County social worker pleads guilty in identity theft
This is a follow-up to a case previously reported on this blog but adds more details about the number of victims and crime. A former employee with the Los Angeles County Department of Social Services pleaded guilty this past week to federal charges and admitted that he filed federal tax returns in the names of…