Another installment of an ID theft scheme previously covered on this site and phiprivacy.net. TBO reports: A Tampa woman has been sentenced to 11½ years in federal prison for her role in a stolen identity scheme that used medical records from area hospitals and other sources. Eneshia Carlyle pleaded guilty Nov. 26 to wire fraud…
Category: ID Theft
Banks: Card Breach at Trump Hotel Properties
Brian Krebs reports: The Trump Hotel Collection, a string of luxury hotel properties tied to business magnate and now Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, appears to be the latest victim of a credit card breach, according to data shared by several U.S.-based banks. Contacted regarding reports from sources at several banks who traced a pattern of fraudulent debit and credit…
Miami Resident Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Thousands of Deceased and Other Individuals’ Personal Identifying Information
A Miami resident pled guilty for participating in an identity theft tax fraud scheme involving thousands of deceased and other individuals’ personal identifying information (PII). Yovaris Pardo, 40, of Miami, pled guilty to one count of possessing a counterfeit access device, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(1), one count of possessing…
NY IG: Group home supervisor charged with identity theft
Rick Karlin reports: The supervisor of a cluster of Long Island group homes for the disabled is charged with stealing the identity of a client. Blossom Officer Thame is charged with using a client’s name to open a PSE&G electricity account. She is a treatment team leader for the State Office of People with Developmental…
Ex-president of Charlotte car dealership receives 5 years probation in ID theft case
Rick Rothacker reports: The former president of a Charlotte-based classic car dealership was sentenced last week to five years probation on federal mail fraud and identity theft charges, according to court documents filed in federal court in Cincinnati. For more than 22 years, Joseph M. Carroll used an Ohio man’s Social Security number to take…
NYC man arrested and indicted in identity theft scheme
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the arrest of Sharif King, 29, of Manhattan, for allegedly perpetrating an identity theft scheme in which he held himself out as a record company executive, hired employees and then stole their identities in order to open credit cards, apply for a loan, steal a vehicle and collect on…