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That was quick…

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Dissent

The Miami Herald reports that it took a federal jury less than one hour to convict a former Miami police officer who misused the D.A.V.I.D. driver’s license database to obtain identity information for a tax refund fraud scheme.  Malinsky Bazile had been arrested in March.

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Receptionist at Institute of Allied Medical Professionals charged with stealing, misusing students’ personal info

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Dissent

John Nickerson reports that Bianca Torres of Bridgeport has been charged with stealing personal information of students at at the Institute of Allied Medical Professionals. Torres was employed  as a receptionist at the institute for six weeks. Police began investigating after one of the victims did her own investigating and tracked some fraudulent charges on her credit…

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Alabama state employee sentenced for stealing info from state database for tax refund fraud scheme (updated)

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Dissent

An update to a case reported previously on this blog: Lea Tice Phillips, who had been employed by an unnamed Alabama state agency, was sentenced to 94 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $567,631 for her role in a tax refund fraud scheme. Phillips had pleaded guilty in May. Aha. Finally we know…

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Fraudulent signatures discovered on Lifeline phone applications – Scripps News investigation

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Dissent

Scripps News Service is not backing off on their reporting of breaches involving TerraCom and YourTel America, even though TerraCom did not respond well to their previous coverage. In a press release issued today, Scripps reports that it has uncovered people across the country whose signatures appeared on applications with TerraCom and YourTel for phones…

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Eight Defendants Plead Guilty in Los Angeles in Armenian Power Gang Case

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Dissent

Oh what a very tangled web we weave… Four members and associates of the Armenian Power gang and four other individuals pleaded guilty late yesterday to charges relating to the activities of the Armenian Power criminal enterprise, including racketeering conspiracy, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, drug trafficking, and illegal possession of firearms. The following defendants…

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Vermont Attorney General Sorrell Requires Security Upgrades And Assesses Penalty For Security Breach Violations

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Dissent

Attorney General William Sorrell has reached a settlement with Natural Provisions, a grocery store in Williston, Vermont in which Natural Provisions agreed to spend $15,000 to significantly upgrade its computer security system to exceed minimum legal protections, and to pay $15,000 to the State, in addition to other injunctive relief. The settlement resolves allegations that Natural Provisions…

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