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Category: ID Theft

Massive ID Theft/Fraud Scheme Busted

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Dissent

A four-count indictment charging eleven defendants for their roles in a massive scheme to steal identities of residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and file fraudulent federal and state tax returns in the names of those people seeking millions of dollars of tax refunds was unsealed in a Manhattan federal court. According to a…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Marsha Billock-Strahm pled not guilty when she appeared in Toledo’s U.S. District Court June 22 to face charges of aggravated identity theft, false credit card applications, identity theft, and theft of mail while she was a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. More. Yi Feng Reid and Yu Jane…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Cathy A. Last was charged with forgery, identity theft and falsifying business records for using another woman’s identity to obtain painkillers and stimulant medications. More. Dawne Flippen was arrested an charged with identity theft, first-degree criminal mistreatmdent, fraudulent use of a credit card and first-degree theft. More. Karen Priscilla Jones pleaded…

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CardersMarket.com Boss Pleads Guilty

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Dissent

Max Ray Vision pleaded guilty to wire fraud today in a Pittsburgh federal court for stealing credit card and identity information from tens of thousands of people by hacking into the computers of financial institutions and credit card processing centers. Vision, who legally changed his name from Butler, used online aliases of “Iceman,” “Aphex,” “Digits”…

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UK: One in 5 Fraud Victims Unreimbursed

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Dissent

In the UK: Some one in four people surveyed by the consumer group [Which?] said they had been a victim of financial fraud – and while most had managed to reclaim the lost money from their bank or credit card provider, 20 per cent of victims said they had been left out of pocket. If…

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NYS Worker Pleads to ID theft

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Dissent

As a follow-up to an insider breach reported in April, Walter Healey, a former employee of New York State’s Department of Taxation and Finance pleaded guilty to stealing the identities of taxpayers and will now have to pay restitution and serve 1 ½ to 4 years in prison upon sentencing in October. AP also provides…

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