In this incident, the defendant was first charged with the crime on January 22nd and pled guilty yesterday. The following is a statement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida: R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael K. Fithen, Special Agent in Charge,…
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Secret Service nabs Best Buy employee for skimming customers’ cards
On February 2, Best Buy notified (pdf) the New Hampshire Attorney General of a security breach involving an employee stealing customer credit card data at the Best Buy store at 1880 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. in West Palm Beach. The problem was detected on January 5, and the employee was taken into custody by the…
GA: Guilty plea in credit card fraud (follow-up)
Joe Johnson reports: A Winterville man suspected of cloning dozens of local people’s credit cards to steal millions of dollars in merchandise and cash has pleaded guilty to similar charges in Mississippi. Vikas Yadav, who authorities say stole customer credit card numbers while working at Perry’s Liquor on Lexington Road in Athens, pleaded guilty Wednesday…
CO: Man accused of ID theft tried to surrender, turned away
From the this-is-kind-of-embarrassing-dept.: Deborah Sherman reports: For the second time in the same case, law enforcement in Denver turned away a key component in hundreds of instances of identity theft. The first time, it was a box full of stolen documents found in a storage unit, turned away by a Denver Police officer. This time,…
NC: Dry cleaner skips town with clients’ clothes
Michelle Boudin reports: A Mooresville dry cleaner has skipped town, taking her clients’ clothes and credit card numbers with her. “I took in nine dress shirts and four dress pants,” said Carole Dishman. “They closed up shop. All I’m doing is looking for my clothes. That’s all I care about is the clothes.” […] “Then…
CO: 2 arrested in case of stolen hospital records (follow-up)
Police have arrested both people wanted in connection with several hundred cases of identity theft uncovered by 9Wants to Know. Many of the thefts originated in the emergency room of a local hospital. […] Philbin is accused of stealing the hospital records of at least 150 patients at St. Anthony Central Hospital who went into…