There’s an update to a case noted previously on this site. Emily Lane reports that Shanta Barnes pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to charges of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft. The scheme, according U.S. Attorney Walt Green’s office, started in June 2009, at the latest, and lasted less than a year at the facility…
Category: ID Theft
Florida Man Sentenced in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
A Miami Gardens resident was sentenced today to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $64,557 for his participation in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme involving personal identification information taken from the State of Florida Department of Children and Families…
NZ: Teacher at top school admits fraud
Edward Gay reports: A former teacher at one of Auckland’s top schools has admitted using the identity of his colleagues, as well as a missing man, to get credit cards in their names and rack up thousands in debt. Rafe Callum Fannin, 36, who taught at Auckland Grammar, appeared at the Auckland District Court yesterday…
IL: Village Pizza & Pub notifies customers of data security breach at TransformPOS
I wonder how many other TransformPOS clients may be notifying customers. So far, I do not see any notice on TransformPOS’s web site about this incident. From Village Pizza & Pub’s press release: On July 27, 2015, Village Pizza & Pub learned that the company that provides its point-of-sale payment card processing system, TransformPOS, had been…
IRS Workers Busted for ID Theft, Filing Bogus Returns
Ken Berry, J.D. writes: Who can you trust with sensitive personal information like your Social Security number (SSN) and tax return data? Evidently, not even the people who used to work at the IRS. In a new case, a former IRS employee was sentenced on August 26 to two years in prison in connection with…
Fmr. Miami Dade College Employee Sentenced In ID Theft Case
Giovanna Maselli reports: A federal judge sentenced a former Miami Dade College employee in connection to an identity tax fraud scheme in South Florida. A judge sentenced Michelson Jeancy, 35, of Miami to 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud. FBI officials said he worked at the college as…