A Romanian citizen made his initial court appearance today following his extradition to face charges that he orchestrated an international hacking scheme targeting retailers, security companies, medical offices and individuals in the United States, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Mircea-Ilie Ispasoiu, 29, of Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania, is charged by federal indictment with two counts…
Category: ID Theft
TransUnion Complicates ID Theft, Class Says
Lorraine Bailey reports: Credit-reporting giant TransUnion charges $10 before it places security freezes on the files of people dealing with identity theft, a class claims in Federal Court. Jon Niermann, the lead plaintiff in the March 18 action, says he learned about TransUnion’s “illegal” policy after he became a victim of identity theft. Read more…
MN: Birth mother stole White Bear Township teen’s identity, charges say
Let’s not forget that a lot of identity theft is perpetrated by family members. Here’s today’s nominee for Mother of the Year. Elizabeth Mohr reports: A 19-year-old White Bear Township woman realized something was amiss when she was denied a credit card and the state and IRS started sending her letters. Investigators determined that the woman’s…
Speech Therapist Guilty of Health Care Fraud
Rebecca Lee Rabon, 44, of Houston, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and five counts of health care fraud in relation to a health care fraud scheme that billed Tricare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas more than $3.7 million, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Rabon…
Accused Russian hacker should pay defense cost, prosecutors say
Mike Carter reports: Federal prosecutors have taken the rare step of challenging the appointment of publicly funded lawyers to represent accused Russian hacker Roman Seleznev and have asked a judge to order Seleznev to reimburse the government for his defense. […] As proof, the government provided the court with photographs of stacks of cash and…
VT: Records ID state worker accused in data breach
Mike Donaghue reports: The Vermont Department of Labor has determined a now-former employee improperly obtained “personally identifiable information” including names and Social Security numbers from its unemployment insurance program database. A criminal investigation into possible identity theft is underway, officials said. At least 80 people are affected by the breach. Also at least seven businesses…