Wayne K. Roustan reports: A 23-year-old U.S. Marine is looking at up to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges in an identity theft case that victimized fellow Marines stationed with him in Afghanistan, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer announced Wednesday in Miami. Jobson Cenor, of North Miami, plotted with Dorothy…
Category: ID Theft
PA: Nemacolin Woodlands Resort reports security breach during summer (update3)
WTAE in Pennsylvania reports that guests who stayed at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort between May and July may have had their credit card numbers, expiration dates, and CSC numbers exfiltrated by a POS compromise. Read the statement from Nemacolin Woodlands Resort on WTAE. One intriguing statement in their release was this: A private firm investigating this…
FL: 3 held in ID thefts from Apollo Elementary employees
Andrew Ford reports: Three people suspected of being a part of an organized theft ring in north Brevard County face charges with making thousands of dollars in purchases after investigators said they stole the identities of several current and former employees of Apollo Elementary School in Titusville…… Hearon said the trio may have obtained the…
Apex Laboratory notified by law enforcement of system compromise in July; notifying patients
A reader sent me a link to a breach notice that a relative had received from Apex Laboratory on Long Island. I’m reproducing the contents below: Apex Laboratory, Inc. 110 Central Ave – Farmingdale, NY 11735 RE: Important Security and Protection Notification. Please Read This Entire Letter. Dear Valued Clients of Apex Laboratory, Inc., We are…
AZ: Latricia Williams, Shelton Tanner sentenced in identity theft and tax credit fraud scheme
Ashley Loose of ABC15 reports: Buckeye resident Latricia Williams was sentenced to three years in prison Friday after pleading guilty in March 2012 as one of three individuals involved in an identity theft and tax credit scam. An indictment alleged that Williams, her sister Gezelle Helena Amaechi and husband Shelton DeWayne Tanner received fraudulent tax…
Ca: Massive identity theft scheme busted
Tyler Olsen reports: A Chilliwack woman is facing multiple charges after Mounties uncovered what they say was a complex identity theft scheme that included pieces of ID stolen from Abbotsford. Mounties found around 1,000 stolen personal ID cards along with computer hard drives full of credit card data while executing a search warrant at a…