The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Derrell Lee, 25, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today for his role in a scheme to defraud TD Bank through the cashing or attempted cashing of fraudulent checks in Vermont using the stolen personal information and bank account information of other…
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UK: Former LV= employee jailed over data leak
Rozi Jones reports: Two people have been sentenced to 12 months in prison after a leak of confidential data by a former employee of LV= to a claims management company. Aisha Elliott was sentenced to 12 months for offering a bribe and Stephen Karl Oates was also sentenced to 12 months for receiving a bribe…
FL: Palm Beach sheriff’s deputy arrested in ID theft case
Paula McMahon and Adam Sacasa report: A Palm Beach sheriff’s deputy faces identity theft and fraud charges for abusing his access to a law enforcement database to steal people’s personal information, authorities said Thursday. Another man arrested in the same case told investigators that he agreed to pay Deputy Frantz Felisma $10,000 a month in…
Fairbanks Hospital notifies patients after discovering employees could have been inappropriately accessing patient records for years (UPDATED)
Fairbanks Hospital in Indianapolis is notifying an undisclosed number of patients that employees could have been accessing protected health information of patients since at least November 2013 (and possibly earlier). The information that was accessed included current and former patients’ social security numbers, contact information, diagnosis, treatment and health insurance. In a notification dated December 16, the hospital…
WI: Former Forest Service Employee Sentenced in Federal Court for Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud
United States Attorney Gregory A. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced Tuesday that Michael Hanan, 35, of Sussex, Wisconsin was sentenced to 4 years’ imprisonment and 3 years supervised release for identity theft and credit card fraud. In September of 2016, Hanan pleaded guilty to one count of access-device fraud, in violation of 18…
Regina-area physician guilty of unprofessional conduct for record snooping
The Canadian Press reports: A Regina-area physician has been reprimanded for accessing the personal health information of 19 people without their consent. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan has found Dr. Serhii Haidash guilty of unprofessional conduct. Along with the reprimand, the college says he must pay $2,400 and take confidentiality retraining. Read…