Canadian Press reports: A 22-year-old man is facing nearly 140 charges after a credit card fraud at a New Credit First Nation gas station in Hagersville. Police say between Dec. 16 and Dec. 28, a credit card fraud was discovered at the New Credit Variety and Gas Bar. In total, 41 people had been defrauded…
Category: ID Theft
UK police arrest three men over ‘SpyEye’ malware
Jeremy Kirk reports: U.K. police arrested three men late last week in connection with using the SpyEye malware program to steal online banking details. […] The investigation began in January and revolved around the group’s use of a uniquely modified variation of the SpyEye malware, which harvests personal banking details and sends the credentials to…
CT: Romanian admits role in ATM skimming scheme that defrauded People’s United Bank customers
Nadia Pasici, 49, a citizen of Romania residing in Middle Village, New York, pleaded guilty this week before United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The charge stems from Pasici’s participation in an ATM skimming scheme. According to court documents and statements made in…
NM: Former Wells Fargo employee sentenced for ID theft
Roberta Dunsworth, 53, a resident of Espanola, New Mexico, was sentenced this week in federal court to a 24-month term of imprisonment to be followed by one year of supervised release for her aggravated identity fraud conviction. As a condition of her supervised release, Dunsworth must perform 100 hours of community service. She also was…
In Surprise Appeal, TJX Hacker Claims U.S. Authorized His Crimes
Kim Zetter reports on an appeal filed by Albert Gonzalez. Gonzalez has asked for his guilty pleas to be overturned, claiming that everything he did (his criminal acts) were at the behest of the Secret Service and that he did not know that he could offer a Public Authority defense. In writing his appeal, Gonzalez…
Medical office assistants charged criminally under HIPAA for their part in ID theft ring
A March 15, 2011 indictment of twelve defendants charged for their parts in an identity theft and bank fraud scheme has been unsealed. Two of the defendants, who worked for HIPAA-covered entities in Florida, and have also been charged with HIPAA violations. According to the indictment, Erica Hall was employed by Dr. Linda Green in Coral…