Tekia Jones, 37, of Hallandale, and Ivory Covington, 29, of Miami, each pleaded guilty in federal court in Florida to one count of access device fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(3), and one count of aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A(a)(1). Sentencing is scheduled…
Category: ID Theft
FL: Jeffrey Martin sentenced in ID theft tax return fraud scheme
Peter Burke reports: A Broward County man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for his role in a massive identity theft tax refund fraud scheme. Jeffrey Martin, 27, was sentenced to 99 months in prison and ordered to pay $197,088 in restitution after pleading guilty to one count each of wire…
Michigan Dental Association alerts members to possible tax identity theft
Craig Palmer reports: The Michigan Dental Association told members in a special alert April 11 that “the MDA has received several calls from member dentists who say that when they submitted their federal taxes this year they learned that their taxes had already been filed, most likely by an identity thief.” According to Karen Burgess,…
TN: Higher ed systems seek ID theft source
Nathan Baker reports: Tennessee’s two public higher education systems are trying to trace the source of a possible federal income tax scam resulting from the stolen identities of some of their employees. An email sent to faculty and staff in the Tennessee Board of Regents system said the college governing body was alerted to the…
Final Two Defendants Sentenced In Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Thousands Of Patients’ Personal Identity Information
Another update to a breach, previously covered on this blog, that involved information on patients of Apex Laboratory in Florida: Michael Ali Bryant, Sr., 41, and his wife, Latina Rashawn Bryant, 43, both of Lauderdale Lakes, were sentenced for their participation in a stolen identity tax refund scheme. Michael Bryant was sentenced to 144 months in prison,…
Is delaying notification for law enforcement purposes ever unreasonable?
Over on Security Bistro, Linda Musthaler discusses the recently disclosed Spec’s breach and the fact that Spec’s knew about the breach but was asked not to disclose it by law enforcement. We’ve seen this many times – delays in notification so as not to interfere with a law enforcement investigation. But should there be some…