Michael Hinkelman reports: Two Philadelphia men, including an employee of a health insurance company, were charged today with stealing the identities of 86 people in a scheme that netted them nearly $290,000, federal authorities said. An indictment alleges that Kenneth C. Osbourne, Jr., 35, used his position as a customer service representative at AmeriHealth Administrators,…
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TX: Former CPS worker sentenced in ID theft case
A follow-up to a breach previously noted on this blog: A former employee with Children’s Protective Services has been sentenced to prison for her part in an identity theft scheme. Andrea Daniels, 45, was convicted of the charges of fraudulent use and possession of identifiable information. Prosecutors say from November 2009 through April 2010, Daniels…
UAE: Employee arrested for credit card fraud
Matovu Abdallah Twaha reports: An Arab man working for a major electronic company in Dubai was arrested for stealing customers’ credit card information and using it to buy expensive products from the same company. Director of Electronic Investigations at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Maj. Saeed Al Hajiri said they were informed in July about…
UK: Hundreds of police officers caught illegally accessing criminal records computer
Jason Lewis reports: More than 200 police officers and support staff in Britain’s biggest force have been caught accessing the highly sensitive Police National Computer for their own ends. Half of the offences uncovered, including some accused of passing information to criminals, took place in the last three years – suggesting the abuse of the…
Business owners report theft of computer data: University Heights Police Blotter
The co-owners of Chocolate Emporium, at the Cedar-Green Plaza, reported the theft of computer data by a former employee Aug. 8. The owners said the suspect, a Silsby Road man, 24, was hired to work there Jan. 31, and they had hoped to retire and sell the business to him. He was shown a computer…
Former waiter charged with stealing credit card numbers
Ruben Castaneda reports: A former waiter at a TGI Fridays restaurant in Laurel was indicted Thursday on charges he copied and sold the numbers of 73 credit cards, Prince George’s authorities said. Brian K. Adams, 21, of Elkridge, was indicted on 16 charges, including theft, identity theft, and conspiracy to commit theft, State’s Attorney Angela…