Joseph Cox reports: Buying stolen credit cards can be a fairly drab affair. Apart from the obnoxious flashing banner ads strewn across the top of many fraud and criminal websites, often there’s not much going for them when it comes to presentation. But one site changes all of that completely. Called “Central Shop,” the site…
Category: ID Theft
VA: Brothers Sentenced for Leading Bank Fraud and ID Theft Scheme
Ray Ekobena, 27, of Alexandria, and his brother, Stefan Ekobena, 24, of Atlanta, were sentenced today for leading a five-year check fraud and identity theft conspiracy. Co-conspirator Rodney Hardy, 25, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was also sentenced today for his role in the scheme. According to statements of fact filed with the plea agreements, Ray Ekobena…
FL: Three People Sentenced in Tax Refund Fraud Scheme That Used Patient Data
There’s a follow-up to a breach previously noted on this site. Jermaine Winters, 39, of Coleman, Florida, Senora Cotton, 24, of Chipley, Florida, and Rosetta Presley, 23, of Chipley, Florida, were sentenced today for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with the electronic filing of false federal income…
Former Home Depot Employees Sentenced to Prison for ID Theft Scheme
There’s a follow-up to a breach previously noted on this site. Paulette Shorter and Lakisha Grimes have been sentenced to federal prison for stealing personal identifying information from fellow employees of The Home Depot, Inc. in order to submit fraudulent applications for credit cards. According to United States Attorney Horn, the charges, and other information…
Ten Charged in $11.1 Million Tax Refund Fraud Conspiracy
A federal grand jury returned a 14-count indictment, unsealed yesterday, charging 10 defendants with conspiracy, theft of government funds, and aggravated identity theft. The defendants are: Ja’Baree Vazquez Allen, 26, Tallahassee, Florida; Ronald Edward Brown, 27, Quincy, Florida; Anre’ Juardon Davis, 34, St. Petersburg, Florida; Addrain Montez McMillan, 29, Overland Park, Kansas; Rashard Lavonta McMillian,…
MO: Business Owner Pleads Guilty After Customers’ Information is Stolen in Bank Fraud Scheme
Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced yesterday that a former business owner in Sparta, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in allowing his customers’ information to be stolen and used to promote a bank fraud scheme that used stolen mail and fake identifications to cash nearly…