Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) announced that a Monmouth County man was charged today with submitting fraudulent health insurance claims in the name of the ophthalmologist he worked for, then stealing the insurance checks when they came into the doctor’s office. Austin B. Mongiello, 27, of…
Category: ID Theft
Do you or a family member have a Health Savings Account? If so, read this.
If you have a health savings account (HSA), you may be one of many people who treat it like a savings account or an inactive checking account where you do not check your balance or withdrawals frequently. But your HSA may be an attractive target for fraudsters, and you need to protect it. DataBreaches.net has heard that…
In two cases, north Miami residents plead guilty to possessing 2,875 and 225 stolen identities
This post includes two cases out of the Southern District of Florida, a hotbed for identity theft. Aug. 19 – A North Miami resident pled guilty to possessing 2,875 stolen identities. Camelin Junior Desrosiers, 28, pled guilty to one count of possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,…
Cuban Man Pleads Not Guilty to US Hospital ID Theft Charges
Joe Mandak of AP has an update to the prosecution of Yoandy Perez Llanes for his role in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme that used patient information hacked from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2014: A Cuban national pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he conspired to file 900 phony federal tax…
Former Manager Of Louisville Medical Office Sentenced To 20 Months In Prison For Health Care Fraud And Identity Theft
United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. today announced the sentencing of a former medical office manager to 20 months in prison, on Wednesday, August 19, 2016, by Senior District Judge Thomas B. Russell, for committing health care fraud and aggravated identity theft. Kelly Lenning, age 45, of Jefferson County, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to all…
UNM students, employees could be victims of ID theft
Sandra Ramirez reports: Ronald Murray is accused of taking personal information from a University of New Mexico database and using it to go on a nearly $90,000 spending spree. Las Cruces Police Department spokesperson Dan Trujillo said Murray bought a $27,000 Harley Davidson motorcycle, a $52,000 Jeep and nearly $4,000 in electronics from a Las…