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PA: 18 Named In Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Affecting Over 11,000 Victims

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Dissent

Eighteen individuals from around the United States have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The thirteen-count superseding indictment named Doherty Kushimo, 53, of Providence, Rhode Island; Saburi Adeyemi, 57, of Memphis, Tennessee; Abiodun Bakre, 50, of Ozone Park, New York;…

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They’re victims of identity theft, but who’s to blame?

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Dissent

One of the frustrations identity theft victims experience is that they often have no idea how their identity information was compromised. Some of this site’s readers may have figured it out for themselves in looking into breach notification letters they got from CICS, but for all too many people, there are no answers. Consider some folks…

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OR: Convicted ID thief found with ‘how to’ guide, DMV database

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Dissent

Brent Weisberg reports: Joe V. Johansen was arrested Jan. 30 by officers with the Portland Police Bureau’s Street Crimes Unit that operates out of East Precinct. […] In the affidavit that requested an increase for bail, Jackson wrote Portland police officers Michael Strawn and Patrick Mawdsley received a downloaded copy of a computer that Johansen…

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TN: Police report filed in security breach at State of Franklin Healthcare

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Dissent

NewsChannel 11 reports that at least four employees of State of Franklin Health Care Associates have become victims of ID theft following a breach involving payroll information. The Johnson City Police are investigating. A letter sent to SoFHA employees from CEO Richard Panek on Tuesday said, “I regret to inform you of a recent data…

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White Plains bank teller convicted of ID theft (updated)

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Dissent

Jane Lerner reports: A teller at a White Plains bank was convicted Tuesday of stealing customer data and selling it to an identity-theft ring. Nadia Figueroa, 24, of the Bronx, faces between two and six years in state prison following her felony grand larceny conviction in Westchester County Court in White Plains. […] Figueroa admitted…

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Tax return fraud widespread, possibly linked to stolen login credentials to online tax filing accounts

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Dissent

Herb Weisbaum reports: The recent flood of fraudulent tax returns — both state and federal — is the work of “a criminal gang, possibly working outside the country,” a leading cyber security expert told NBC News. Haywood Talcove, CEO for government solutions at LexisNexis, believes the gang is using stolen user names and passwords to gain…

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