If you stayed at the San Francisco Airport- South San Francisco Embassy Suites Hotel in 2013, check your mail for a breach notification letter. It seems the hotel recently discovered that two computers at their front desk were compromised by skimmers during 2013 and guests’ names, card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV2 codes were captured….
Category: ID Theft
FL: Two Found Guilty Of Tax Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Identity Theft
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – Following a six-day trial, a jury found Versiah M. Taylor, 33, and Tracy L. Collier, 48, guilty yesterday evening on multiple counts of tax fraud, wire fraud, and identity theft. Taylor and Collier are both from Panama City. Evidence presented at trial proved that between September 9, 2011, and August 15, 2012,…
Former Claims Representative For The Social Security Administration Indicted For Stealing Personal Identifying Information And Money From Agency
BIRMINGHAM — A federal grand jury has indicted a former Social Security Administration claims representative for using his position to steal identifying information and benefits from Social Security beneficiaries, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge Guy Fallen. A 10-count indictment filed in U.S. District…
FL: Plant City Woman Sentenced to Prison in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Jennifer Meier Hunt to two years and six months in federal prison for committing stolen identity refund fraud. As part of her sentence, the court also entered a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $97,238, representing the proceeds of the tax fraud. Hunt pleaded guilty to…
Former Miami Police Officer Sentenced in ID Theft for Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
NBC Miami has a follow-up to a case involving a Miami police officer who misused access to the DAVID drivers license database to obtain identity info for a tax refund fraud scheme: A former City of Miami Police officer was sentenced to more than 6 years in prison Thursday for participating in an identity theft…
Guatemalan National Sentenced For ID Theft; More Than 100 Illegal Aliens Used False ID In Scheme To Obtain Licenses
Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Guatemalan national was sentenced in federal court yesterday for aggravated identity theft in connection to a conspiracy to provide false identity documents so that more than 100 illegal immigrants could fraudulently obtain driver’s and non-driver’s licenses from the license office in…