Cassandra Nist reports: Those who parked in the Willard Parking Garage on Friday, Oct. 24th and paid with a credit or debit card may have had their bank accounts breached. Sources tipped off NewsChannel5 that federal workers inside the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building received a memo from management Monday morning. Bank accounts were reportedly…
Category: ID Theft
Update: Former IRS employee sentenced
There’s an update to a case previously noted here concerning a rogue Mark Morris of the Kansas City Star reports that Taylor S. Knight has been sentenced to two years in prison and $5,000 in restitution for her role in an id theft scheme. Knight pleaded guilty in July.
Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For Role In Multimillion-Dollar International Cybercrime Scheme
There’s an update to a case previously noted on this blog. A member of an international cybercrime, identity theft and credit card fraud conspiracy was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in prison for using information hacked from customer accounts held at more than a dozen banks, brokerage firms, payroll processing companies and government agencies in an attempt…
Miami-Dade Resident Sentenced In Stolen Identity Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme
Rodney Fleurimond, 24, of Miami, was sentenced this week before U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno to twenty-four months and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Fleurimond was furthered ordered to pay $60,405 in restitution. Fleurimond previously entered a plea of guilty to one count of fraudulently using unauthorized…
FL: Police pinpoint source of Tallassee credit card hack
Lindsey Rogers reports: A Tallassee business is now front and center in an investigation into hundreds of stolen identities. The hack affected up to 700 people in and around the small town. Victims continue to deal with the fallout from the massive credit card hack. Anne Christian and Elizabeth Britt are Tallassee residents who had…
Alabama Woman Sentenced to Prison for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
A Dothan, Alabama, woman was sentenced to serve 34 months in prison in connection with her role in committing stolen identity tax refund fraud. On July 16, a jury found Nina Macena, 32, guilty of conspiring to defraud the government through the filing of false tax returns, three counts of wire fraud and three counts…