Sergio Bichao reports: A Middletown financial advisor accused of bilking nearly 20 clients out of a half million dollars has pleaded guilty to the charges against him. Christopher D. Biello [aka Christopher Sherman], 43, is facing as many as 14 years in prison when he is sentenced Nov. 4, and may be ordered to pay…
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Ca: 397 medical records snooped at Hamilton General Hospital
Joanna Frketich reports on yet another snooping out of curiosity case: An employee snooped into the medical records of 397 patients at Hamilton General Hospital. The staff member was fired after an investigation by Hamilton Health Sciences concluded the privacy of emergency room patients was breached from June 2015 to May 2016. Read more on…
Military families victimized by a McDonald’s employee taking orders
Margaret Kavanagh reports: Purchasing some fast food turned into a big problem for some people in Norfolk. Right now a former McDonald’s employee is facing 5 felony charges, accused of skimming credit cards from customers. Police said the vast majority of victims are either in the military or related to someone in the military because…
Two central Ohio men accused of stealing information from state
Jim Woods reports: A former state employee from Dublin and a private contractor from Hilliard were indicted Thursday on federal charges accusing them of a fraudulent scheme that involved stealing a computer software program from the state of Ohio. Jatinder Singh, 42, of Dublin, and Anju Vallabhaneni, 49, of Hilliard, were indicted on federal charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and destruction of records. The offenses…
Ca: Gatineau constable fired for looking up former friends in police database
A Canadian reader sends this item along: A Gatineau police officer has been fired after she pleaded guilty in April to illegally accessing police databases to look up personal information on three people following a falling out with a friend. Const. Chantal Lacroix was a 22-year veteran with the Gatineau Police Service, which confirmed her…
IE: Police officer cleared of leaking personal details used in virtual reality dispute
Nothing happened, move along? The Irish News reports: A police officer has been cleared of allegations that she disclosed sensitive personal information which was then posted by a player of an online virtual reality game. A man who plays the game Ingress alleged that the officer disclosed personal information about him to a rival player, who…