Ellen Faust reports: Two New York men were arrested after being caught at a store with false identities and hundreds of bank account numbers, Social Security numbers and other personal information that was not their own. Vladimir Pascal, aka Derrick Brown, and David Rice, aka Clifford Augustine, both of Brooklyn, N.Y., were to be arraigned…
Category: ID Theft
FL: Home Depot Employee Arrested for Skimming Customer Card Data
On December 8, 2010 the Loss Prevention Officer from The Home Depot store located at 1490 Capital Circle Northwest contacted the United States Secret Service about an employee who had been observed stealing credit card information from customers. Special Agents from the United States Secret Service then contacted the Leon County Sheriff’s Office and the…
MT: Developing: Fraud reports in Butte
Tim Trainor reports: Customers at a number of local banks and credit unions have reported fraudulent activity in their personal accounts, and area bankers recommend keeping a close eye on your finances over the next few days. Bob Nysteun, president of Glacier Bank, said Friday that he has heard from a number of customers recently…
NY: Flushing man sentenced for credit card scam
This story from the Buffalo News is the kind of story that I find frustrating in terms of reporting: A Flushing man was sentenced to a year in prison for stealing credit card numbers that were used to withdraw more than $510,000, U. S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. said. Cheng Si Chen, 58, was…
VA: Alexandria Man Sentenced To 120 Months For Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity Theft
James S. Mooney, 44, of Alexandria, Va., was sentenced today to a total of 120 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Mooney was also ordered to forfeit and pay restitution in the amount of $40,762.26. Mooney initially pled not guilty and…
IL: West Side woman accused of stealing identities of the elderly and disabled
Carlos Sadovi reports: A West Side woman was charged in an identity-theft scheme that preyed on elderly and disabled nursing home residents, using their personal information to set up utility accounts for people who were delinquent on their bills in exchange for cash, officials said Thursday. Officials estimate that Artestine Ramey stole at least $500,000…