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FL: Major Fraud Case Broken in Wakulla County

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Dissent

Mary Katherine Westmark reports on a second ring that has been broken up in Florida: Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office investigators, with assistance from state and federal law enforcement agencies, have captured two men who were allegedly involved in a massive scheme to defraud hundreds of victims across the United States and other jurisdictions of millions…

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Federal agents uncover Palm Beach County-based ID-theft ring

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Dissent

Michael LaForgia reports that the FBI has busted an ID theft ring based in Palm Beach County, Florida. Seven arrests have been made. In June and July, the ring made 32 fake IDs using information stolen from people in Florida, California and other states and showed agents a list of 110 real identities to choose…

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FL: More credit card skimmers found at Gainesville gas pumps

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Dissent

Nathan Crabbe and Karen Voyles report: More credit card skimming devices were found Friday at a Gainesville gas station near Interstate 75, leading authorities to warn residents against paying at the pump at any area stations. “The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office cannot guarantee the security of the citizens’ personal credit card information at the gas…

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(follow-up) Former Broward teacher gets house arrest for stealing students’ identities

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Dissent

Jon Burstein reports: A former Broward high school teacher was sentenced Friday to six months on house arrest for stealing students’ identities. Sheyla Diaz, 44, had pleaded guilty in May to a federal identity theft charge, admitting she filled out credit card applications using the names of former high school students. She resigned in January…

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(follow-up) Former UCSF employee pleads guilty to online scam

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports that Cam Giang, a former employee at the UCSF Medical Center, pleaded guilty to using his colleagues’ personal information without their consent to get vouchers for purchases at Amazon.com. Federal prosecutors say that from January to April he used his fellow employees’ Social Security numbers to create hundreds of accounts with…

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Grand jury indicts five in identity theft scheme

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Dissent

A federal grand jury has returned a four-count indictment against five people charging them with conspiracy to commit bank fraud in a credit card identity theft scheme, U. S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. said Thursday. Charged are Jia Ming Huang, Rungen Huang, Zhen Qiang Liang, Chang Keng Zheng, also known as Yu Zheng, and…

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