There’s an update to a case previously mentioned on this site. Shantrell Sharae Stephenson has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for stolen identity refund fraud. She was also ordered to pay $92,532 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service. She pleaded guilty on August 26, 2015. According to court documents, Lori Ann Dilworth,…
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Aussie steel giant sues ex-manager for data theft
Jonathan Pearlman reports: Australian steel giant BlueScope Steel has launched legal action to try and retrieve “highly sensitive” information from a Singapore- based former manager, Ms Chinnari Sridevi Somanchi, who has been accused of corporate spying. A suit filed in Australia’s Federal Court alleges that Ms Somanchi downloaded company secrets before she was laid off….
UK’s Information Commissioner repeats call for stronger sentences for data thieves
In the wake of another ridiculously light penalty for data theft, U.K.’s Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, has repeated his call for stronger penalties. The comments come as an employee of a car rental company was sentenced for stealing customer information that accident claims companies could use to make nuisance calls. Sindy Nagra, 42, from Hayes, sold almost 28,000…
MI: Farmington Hills mother admits stealing private personal records
Kevin Dietz has an update on an identity theft fraud case that I’ve noted previously on this site. Now Markitta Washington has admitted to stealing patient information as part of the tax refund fraud scheme. Washington, who according to court records took a job at two hospitals — the DMC’s Harper Hospital in Detroit and Henry Ford Hospital in…
Ringleader of Saks ID theft scheme pleads guilty
Jonathan Stempel reports: The ringleader of a scheme in which four former Saks Fifth Avenue employees used stolen customer data to buy $430,000 of luxury goods from the retailer’s flagship Manhattan store, with plans to resell them on the black market, has pleaded guilty, prosecutors said. Tamara Williams, 38, of Queens, pleaded guilty to grand…
Etihad probing possible data breach of 7,000 loyalty program customers
Alexander Cornwell reports: Etihad Airways on Wednesday said it is investigating a possible leak of data belonging to customers who took part in a promotional campaign in 2013. Personal details of thousands of people who took part in the promotion are believed to have been leaked at a third-party company, which worked with the airline….