From the web site of Cardiology Associates, P.C.: Cardiology Associates is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of our patients’ information. This notice is to inform our patients of an incident involving some patients’ personal information. We have no evidence that any patient information has been used in any way, but want to inform…
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Ca: Grey Bruce Health Services fired employee who snooped in EMR
Grey Bruce Health Services posted the following notice on its site yesterday: Notice of Inappropriate Access to Electronic Medical Records August 30, 2016 Grey Bruce Health Services has recently completed an investigation into a privacy breach. This investigation was initiated after four individuals came forward with concerns about access to personal information within their electronic medical…
AL: Lawsuit against Flowers Hospital could widen to include other alleged ID theft victims
Ken Curtis reports the latest developments in a lawsuit stemming from an insider breach for tax refund fraud. The former Flowers Hospital employee is currently serving a prison sentence, but now others want to join the potential class action lawsuit against the hospital. Curtis reports, in part: Legal documents show that Millender was in possession…
AZ Computer Expert Sentenced to Prison After $571,000 Theft
PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a judge sentenced Steve Nolte to 9 years in prison for stealing more than $571,000 from his former employer. The sentence imposed by the Court was ordered to run consecutive to Nolte’s three-year federal prison sentence for passport fraud, aggravated identity theft, and use of a falsely-obtained Social Security Number. On…
Former Car Dealership Employee Sentenced for her Participation in a Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme
A Jensen Beach resident was sentenced to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for her participation in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme. Micheline Eppolito, 29, of Jensen Beach, was previously convicted at trial of one count of possessing fifteen or more unauthorized access devices, affecting interstate commerce, in violation…
Nearly two dozen arrested in wide-ranging drug raids, including in SF
GFarma News reports: Nearly 20 people were arrested late last week in Drug Enforcement Agency task force raids across Northern California, including at two locations in San Francisco, in what federal authorities are calling a “broad ranging criminal conspiracy” to traffic methamphetamines, heroin and other drugs. […] The affidavit also alleges that Claudia Munoz, Escalante’s…