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Category: ID Theft

(update) 30 reports of ID theft at East Chicago tax service

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Dissent

Leah Hope reports that the number of ID theft victims who all used an H&R Block service is growing: Dozens of East Chicago, Ind., residents who went to H&R Block had their identities stolen, police said. The IRS and East Chicago police are investigating claims that someone got a hold of taxpayers personal information. Thirty…

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NM: MASSIVE ID THEFT RING BUSTED: DA: Thieves ‘Used Every Trick in Book’

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Dissent

It started out last month with a man and woman getting busted breaking into cars at the Kohl’s department store on Paseo del Norte NE. By Thursday, a dozen people were in custody in what authorities are calling the largest identity theft ring in the city’s history. Officials have identified Robert Rivera as the ringleader…

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(follow-up) Cops say suspected data thief continued spending while awaiting trial

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Dissent

George Warren reports: A data breach involving 29,500 Northern California Kaiser Permanente employees discovered a year ago has led to at least 400 Kaiser employees becoming victims of identity theft, according to criminal investigators. Detectives said the woman accused of stealing the personnel files continued to victimize employees even while she awaited trial. Mia Garza,…

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(follow-up) MN: Second person busted in case of stolen credit card data

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Dissent

Paul Walsh reports: A Cottage Grove woman turned herself in several days after police circulated surveillance photos of her as a suspect in a case of credit-card “skimming” that netted victims in the Twin Cities area and beyond. The woman, 21, gave herself up Tuesday afternoon at West St. Paul police headquarters, said Lt. Brian…

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(update) Fl. man and driver convicted in $30 million ID theft and bank fraud ring

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Dissent

A jury has convicted a Miami Beach, Fla., man and his driver for their roles in a telemarketing fraud and identity theft scheme that attempted to defraud financial institutions and their account holders throughout the United States of millions of dollars through the unauthorized debit of customer bank accounts, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced…

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La. man gets 309 years in prison for ID theft scam

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports: A Louisiana man whom prosecutors said was the ringleader of an identity theft scheme with dozens of victims has been sentenced to 309 years in prison. U.S. Attorney David Dugas said the sentence handed down Wednesday to 43-year-old Robert Thompson, of Zachary, is the longest prison sentence for any white-collar crime…

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