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Category: ID Theft

FL: Former Tampa police employee gets 2 years for ID theft, fraud

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Dissent

WFTV reports an update to a case I’ve covered previously on this blog. Tonia Bright, a former Tampa Police Department civilian employee, was indicted last September for her role in a fraud scheme. According to the indictment, Bright misused her access to local, state, and federal law enforcement databases, including the National Crime Information Center (NCIC)…

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Texas man pleaded guilty for IRS ‘Get Transcript’ scam

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Dissent

Carten Cordell reports: A Houston man pleaded guilty on May 9 to claiming fraudulent tax refunds with information stolen from an IRS database. Denzel Roberts, 24, is charged with theft of public money for his role in a scheme to file bogus tax returns with information taken from the “Get Transcript” database, an online feature that…

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PA: Local TD Bank employee charged in identity theft scheme

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Dissent

Jeff Blumenthal reports: A former TD Bank employee was indicted Monday for allegedly stealing customer information and selling it to co-conspirators, who in turn used the data to run an identity theft scheme. Michael Tuffour<, 27, of Philadelphia was charged with one count of bank fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft. Read more on Philadelphia…

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Member Of Large-Scale, $5 Million ATM Skimming Scheme Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Prison

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Dissent

A Chicago man was sentenced today to 89 months in prison for his role in a large-scale, long-running, and lucrative scheme to steal bank customer account information – commonly referred to as “ATM skimming” – by installing hidden card-reading devices on ATMs throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Florida, and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Paul J….

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Data breach widens at Guilford school district as more employees complain of ID theft

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Dissent

Yes, another phishing scheme, but this one was partially foiled by a sharp employee. Nick McCrea reports: A March data breach at School Administrative District 4 has affected at least 55 employees, according to the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department. […] In late March, a district payroll employee received an email that appeared to be from Superintendent…

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Former DC Youth Rehab Employee Sentenced to 4 Years Role in Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Dissent

A former D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) employee who provided 645 youth offenders’ identity information to a tax refund fraud ring was sentenced today.  Marc A. Bell pleaded guilty in January for his role in the scheme that filed more than 12,000 fraudulent tax returns seeking at least $42 million in refunds. According to the Department…

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