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Category: ID Theft

Man who mistakenly called probation officer with victim’s personal info is sentenced

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Dissent

Here’s one for your thank-goodness-for-dumb-criminals file. Joe Marusak reports: A Charlotte identity-theft suspect who accidentally texted a victim’s personal information to his probation officer was sentenced to five years and six months in federal prison on Tuesday. Kendell Rashad Bowden, 26, pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft….

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Former nurse convicted of stealing patient information, filing over $1M in fraudulent claims with IRS

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dissent

Ashley White reports: Tangela Lawson-Brown was found guilty after a three-day federal trial in Tallahassee. The 41-year-old was convicted of wire fraud, theft of government funds, possession of unauthorized access devices and aggravated identity theft, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Between October 2011 and December 2012, Lawson-Brown worked as a…

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Woman used stolen patient information to rent a car, cops say

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Dissent

Raisa Habersham reports: A former clinic employee is accused of stealing patients’ information and using one of the victim’s identity to rent a car, Atlanta police said. Police are not releasing the identity of the woman, who is still on the run and has 10 warrants to her name, Channel 2 Action News reported. The…

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NY: Woman Stole Elderly Identities To Fund ‘Brazilian Butt Lift’; Cops Say

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Dissent

CBS News reports: A Huntington Station woman has been accused of ripping off physical therapy patients to pay for cosmetic surgery. Suffolk County Police say Andrea Echevarria pilfered personal information from records kept by her old employer, Deer Park PTDC — a physical therapy office located in Deer Park. Authorities allege that Echevarria used the…

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FL: Billing employee in healthcare office sentenced for ID theft role

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Dissent

There’s an update to an insider breach case previously reported on this site. Sharmekia Young, the former Rotech Healthcare employee convicted of stealing almost 1,000 patients’ information, has been sentenced to three years in prison.

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Edmonton Police Seize Fazny.ca For Stealing Users’ Card Data

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: Canadian police have seized the domain of Fazny.ca, an online electronics store that stole users’ payment card data and used it to make fraudulent purchases. According to a statement from the Edmonton Police Service (EPS), its Cyber Crimes Investigation Unit started looking into the website after a user complained of fraudulent purchases…

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