Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Sampson Sarpong, age 61, of Bowie, Maryland, today on charges related to a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs and aggravated identity theft. The indictment was returned on April 4, 2018, and unsealed today upon the arrest of Sarpong. The indictment was announced by Acting…
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NYC: Former Receptionist Who Stole Identities of More Than 650 Dental Patients Sentenced to 2-to-6 Years in Prison
There’s a follow-up on a case first reported in 2015, although we still do not know the name of the victim dental practice: Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the sentencing of ANNIE VUONG, 31, to 2-to-6 years in state prison for stealing personal identifying information from more than 650 patients at…
Dozens of hospital staff access medical records of suicidal reality soap star
Dozens of people have been able to access the medical files of a television reality show star who tried to commit suicide, according to television current affairs show EenVandaag. Samantha de Jong, better known as Barbie, was admitted to hospital in January after trying to kill herself. She had hardly been off the tv since…
Ca: Insurer must defend hospital nurse sued for breach of privacy: Court
Greg Meckbach reports: Aviva Canada has a duty to defend a nurse who is being sued for privacy breach by a patient whose medical records were accessed in a Simcoe, Ontario hospital, the Court of Appeal for Ontario ruled in a decision released March 28. The patient, known in court records as J.L., is suing…
Web Developer Accused Of Stealing Data, Computer Tampering
Michael Woyton reports on a case in New Rochelle, New York: A web developer was arrested in New Rochelle for using his former employer’s data and computer servers to set up his own business. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said Friday that Nial Yusupov, 25, of New Rochelle was arraigned March 28…
Minneapolis FBI agent charged with leaking classified information to reporter
Mukhtar M. Ibrahim reports: A Minneapolis FBI agent who started his career with the agency as an intern in 2000 has been charged with leaking classified information to the news website The Intercept. Terry James Albury’s attorneys, JaneAnne Murray and Joshua Dratel, said in a statement that their client, the only African-American FBI field agent…