There’s an update to a case previously noted on this site. CNS reports: A San Diego man was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in federal prison for his role in a scheme that took millions of dollars from U.S. servicemembers by utilizing stolen identity information. Trorice Crawford, 33, pleaded guilty last December to one…
Category: ID Theft
Maine’s fraud investigations have derailed some Mainers’ federal unemployment benefits
Peter McGuire reports: The effort to root out identity fraud in Maine’s unemployment insurance system has delayed establishing federal programs to aid jobless Mainers. From the week ending May 30 to the week ending June 20, the Maine Department of Labor canceled roughly 23,900 initial claims and 41,000 weekly certifications that were determined to be…
Senate Approves Sinema Bipartisan Bill Supporting Identity Theft Victims
Hannah Hurley reports: Sinema’s bill creates a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration to resolve identity theft cases more easily. The U.S.Senate unanimously approved Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s and Republican Senator Chuck Grassley’s (Iowa) Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act. Their bipartisan bill cuts red tape and creates…
FTC Reaches Settlement with Kohl’s over Allegations it Failed to Provide Victims with Information Related to Identity Theft
From the FTC, this press release: Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc. has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $220,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the Wisconsin-based retailer violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by refusing to provide complete records of transactions to consumers whose personal information was used by identity thieves. In…
Vegas woman charged with running ID theft lab
A Las Vegas woman is charged with operating an identity theft lab after police said they found a cache of stolen mail, medical records from cancer patients and Social Security numbers in her possession. Las Vegas Justice Court records show that Diane Dove, 40, faces a single felony count of establishing or possessing a financial…
AU: Sydney nurse stole patients’ credit cards for $36,000 spending spree
Luke Costin reports: A nurse at a Sydney day surgery has been found guilty after going on a $36,000 shopping spree with credit cards nicked from unconscious patients. Saeeda Kauser, 32, then successfully tricked police into closing the investigation into her. A NSW tribunal on Monday found the 32-year-old guilty of professional misconduct for the…