In the justice system: Clyde Austin Gray Jr., described as the ringleader of a nationwide identity theft ring that also victimized Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s wife, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $1.4 million in restitution. More. Lori L. Barb was charged with ID theft…
Category: ID Theft
TX: Former VP of First Service CU convicted for bank fraud, ID theft
A former Senior Vice President of Area Operations for First Service Credit Union in Houston has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $30,000 from his former employer, United States Attorney Tim Johnson announced today. Christopher Allen, 41, of Houston, appeared before United States District Judge Sim Lake today and pleaded guilty to bank fraud and…
FL: Ten more indicted in Operation Felony Lane
Ten people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in West Palm Beach. The indictment, which was unsealed today, is the the ninth installment of “Operation Felony Lane,” an ongoing investigation aimed at systematically dismantling large identity theft rings operating in the tri-county area. Charged in today’s 21-count Indictment are defendants Janice Coachman, Latoya…
Two held in global PC fraud probe
Two suspected computer hackers have been arrested in Manchester in a major inquiry into a global internet scam designed to steal personal details. The trojan program is believed to have infected thousands of computers around the world, said The Metropolitan Police which is leading the investigation. A man and woman, both aged 20, have been…
NC loan processor sentenced for ID theft
A former loan processor was sentenced Friday to to one year and one day imprisonment for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox also ordered Maria Lorena Croll, 24, of Raleigh, North Carolina, to pay restitution of $2,138.52. A federal grand jury had indicted Croll in December…
WA: Renton man sentenced to 5-year prison term on ID theft
Levi Pulkkinen reports: A 37-year-old Renton man accused of stealing hundreds of identities and credit cards was sentenced to a five-year prison term Friday in U.S. District Court. According to a statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle, Billy Morris Britt took part in an ID theft ring that targeted 23 different financial…