An Indio, California man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of misusing customers’ credit card numbers for fraudulent purposes. Vladimir Pustilnikov, 38, claimed to own B&E Appliance Heating and Air Conditioning, but law enforcement said, “The license number he advertised on his service contracts and business cards does not belong to him.” Law enforcement suspects that…
Category: ID Theft
Home Depot notifies New Hampshire of breach
This just in: Hogan Lovells, attorneys for Home Depot, sent the New Hampshire Attorney General a notification of the breach. Their letter, dated September 9, reiterates that they first learned of a possible breach on September 2 and confirmed it on September 9. Home Depot still doesn’t have exact numbers, it seems. The letter says…
Man sentenced for using U. Hawaii Foundation money to pay gambling debt
The Star-Advertiser reports: A former University of Hawaii Foundation employee is not going to prison for using scholarship money to pay off a gambling debt. A federal judge sentenced Dodge Watson, 34, to three years’ probation Monday for forging the signatures of other foundation employees to get approval for a $2,000 scholarship check made payable…
Va. Shore H&R Block owner pleads guilty to ID theft
Ted Shockley reports: The former owner of four H&R Block tax preparation franchises on the Eastern Shore of Virginia pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to taking personal information from a customer to obtain a line of credit for herself. Sherry R. Kelley, 41, of Exmore, had been indicted on 20 counts of felony…
FL: Two Arrested In Identity Theft And Tax Refund Scheme
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced the return of an indictment charging two individuals with conspiracy to defraud the United States, multiple counts of aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and access device fraud. Laura Butler (39) and Cherica Daniels (32), both of Jacksonville, were arrested early Thursday morning. According to…
NY A.G. Schneiderman Announces Takedown Of Identity-Theft Ring Targeting Bank Customers Across NYC And Surrounding Counties
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the arrest and indictment of five individuals for running an alleged identity-theft ring targeting customers of local banks. The defendants stole over $850,000 by having bank tellers access and steal personal information of hundreds of unsuspecting customers – account numbers and Social Security numbers, for example – and…