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Bronx Tax Preparer Sentenced to 9 Years for Stealing Children’s Identities

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Dissent

AccountingToday reports: A former New York tax preparer was sentenced to nine years in prison for filing thousands of fraudulent tax returns using the stolen identities of minors. Noel Cuello, 32, the former operator of a tax preparation business with multiple names and locations in the Bronx, N.Y., was sentenced Monday in Manhattan federal court…

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FL woman sentenced for role in tax refund fraud scheme involving at least 790 stolen identities

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Dissent

A Palm Beach County resident has been sentenced to prison for her participation in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme involving at least 790 stolen identities. I just wish they’d tell us how/where the criminals obtained the stolen identity information! Kelli Witherspoon McIntosh, 39, of Palm Beach County, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Judge Daniel…

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New Milford brothers charged in online scheme

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dissent

John Seasly reports: Two brothers were arrested Friday on computer-related theft and other charges, acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal said Saturday. Francis Montecillo, 24, of New Milford already faced computer-related theft charges after his arrest in October. In January, police received information that Montecillo, out on bail, was continuing his alleged “illicit activities,” Grewal…

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ID: Fruitland dental hygienist accused of insurance fraud

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dissent

Here’s another case where health care services were provided by someone using a stolen identity, but in this case the stolen identity was used to fraudulently authorize treatments and to defraud insurance carriers. John Sowell reports: Federal prosecutors have accused Cherie R. Dillon of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft tied to her Payette…

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Wendy’s accused of negligence after alleged data breach

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dissent

So on January 27, Brian Krebs revealed that Wendy’s was looking into whether it had been breached. By February 8 – a long delay by today’s standards – a potential class action lawsuit was filed  by attorneys for Jonathan Torres in the Middle District of Florida.   Robbie Hargett of Legal Newsline has more on the lawsuit:…

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Website selling stolen credit card numbers is shut down

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Dissent

James Dean reports: One of the web’s largest criminal markets for stolen credit and debit cards has gone offline after being exposed by The Times. Bestvalid.cc, which sold personal and financial information stolen from 100,000 Britons for as little as £1.67, disappeared yesterday. Read more on The Times (sub. req.)

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