Mike Krafcik reports that police in Newport, Tennessee are investigating a string of fraudulent credit and debit card charges that they say point back to a fast food restaurant, Bojangles. Police believe the restaurant’s Wi-Fi network may to be blame and the problem may not be isolated to just that one location: In a statement,…
Category: ID Theft
Macon woman sentenced in identity theft scheme
Tom George reports: A Macon woman was sentenced in federal court for her role in a identity theft scheme. 38-year-old Rhonda Everett plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraudulent claims, identity theft, and receiving stolen government property. In 2012, Everett was caught in a sting operation and admitted to obtaining personal information from 35 people…
Made In Oregon customers warned of data breach (update2)
Mike Benner reports on KGW: When it comes to Oregon’s delicacies there is not much that Made In Oregon does not sell. Its warehouse in Northeast Portland is stocked with everything you can imagine. “These shelves will be empty by December 18,” said company vice president Verne Naito. This is the busiest time of the year for…
CA: Active-duty Army reservists victims of identity theft; 2 men arrested
Adolfo Flores reports: Two men were arrested in connection with the identity theft of U.S. Army Reserve officers who were on active duty in Afghanistan, authorities said. Mauro Cortez, 25, and Rigoberto Cortez, 29, were arrested Wednesday after the Los Angeles County Identity Theft Task Force served a search warrant at a home in Pomona, according to the…
NJ: Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
Two defendants have admitted their roles in one of the nation’s largest and longest running stolen identity refund fraud schemes ever identified, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced yesterday. The scheme caused more than 8,000 fraudulent U.S. income tax returns to be filed, which sought more than $65 million in tax refunds, and which resulted…
LA: Former Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty To Civil Rights, Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Violations
Former Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy MARK HEBERT, 48, pled guilty on November 15 to one civil rights violation, five bank fraud violations and one aggravated identity theft violation, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite Jr. for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Special Agent in Charge Michael…