From the press release: Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that charges were filed against Dr. Lisa Barden of Rancho Cucumonga, who broke the law and “wrecked havoc” on the lives of patients whose identities she stole to obtain highly addictive pain killers. “This physician wrecked havoc on the lives of dozens of…
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Beach woman sentenced for stealing hospital patients’ information (follow-up)
Cindy Clayton reports: A Virginia Beach woman was sentenced to a year and one day in prison today for stealing the personal information of hospital patients. Nichole Easton, 23, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in September to aggravated identity theft, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Easton had worked as…
TX: Irving ISD Employees Victims of ID Theft
Seema Mathur reports: Some 50 Irving Independent School District employees have had their identity information stolen. Police are calling the crime a serious case of identity theft. According to Irving police, detailed information such as social security numbers and birth dates were taken. […] According to police, Mercado is one of more than 50 people…
CO: Uncovering the Identity trade business
Deborah Sherman reports: When Brandon Michael rolled up a storage-unit door in Denver on New Year’s Day to sort through the contents he had just purchased at an auction, the young man expected to find the usual items he could later sell on Craigslist or eBay: tools, laptops and furniture. Instead, Michael discovered boxes, filing…
Ex-R.I. Hospital guard sentenced for patient ID thefts
Mike McKinney reports: A former Rhode Island Hospital security guard today was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for stealing hospital patients’ identity information and opening cell phone and charge accounts at a Cranston RadioShack — with help from some store clerks. Michael Bermudez, 27, of Regent Avenue, Providence, received a 39-month…
FL: Caregiver arrested on fraud charge
A caregiver for an elderly woman in Largo is accused of stealing more than $2,500 from the woman’s credit card account. Victoria Fenton, 39, who worked for Visiting Angels elder care, was arrested Thursday morning. Largo police said she made five ATM withdrawals with her client’s credit card totaling $1,675. Fenton is also accused of…