Francis Wakefield reports: The Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group arrested 27 persons allegedly involved in sextortion activities in an operation in Cabanatuan City Tuesday. Senior Supt Guilermo Lorenzo Eleazar, PNP-ACG director, said that the suspects were arrested inside the office of TLS Synergy Group, an online marketing firm in Cabanatuan City. Read more on Tempo.
Category: ID Theft
Texas man found with personal info belonging to dozens of identity theft victims
FOX News reports: A man is facing forgery charges after police say they found him with the personal information belonging to dozens of people. Antonio Moreno, 27, was arrested at a hotel in the Medical Center area when investigators say he used someone else’s credit card to pay for the room. Moreno was with others…
Miami Resident Pleads Guilty to Participation in an Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme Involving the IRS “Get Transcript” Service
A Miami resident pled guilty for his participation in an identity theft tax fraud scheme where he used stolen personal identification information (PII) to access the IRS “Get Transcript” service and obtain tax records of his identity theft victims. Marvin Ricardo Herard, 26, of Miami, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud, in violation…
NY: Ringleader In Orange County Bank Fraud And Identity-Theft Scheme Convicted
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the conviction of ringleader Tyrone “Reece” Lee, 29, for running an identity-theft ring that stole over $457,000 from customers of Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo) in Newburgh, N.Y. Following a trial in Orange County Court, the jury convicted Lee of all 15 Counts charged, including Grand Larceny and…
All in the family update: Second Sister Gets Prison in Tax Identity Theft Scheme
Wheeler News Service reports the latest development in a case previously noted on this blog: A second sister from Milwaukee is going to prison for stealing identities to get more than $234,000 in bogus state income tax refunds. 38-year-old Sharon Staten will spend 10 years behind bars and 10 more on supervision on counts of…
MO: Former IRS employee sentenced for $326K fraud scheme
AP reports that Demetria Brown, a former IRS employee, has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison in a $326,000 fraudulent tax refund scheme. She has also been ordered to pay restitution to Missouri and the IRS. Brown’s case was previously noted on this blog in June, 2015, when she pleaded guilty. At…