CBS Chicago reports: A former religious services assistant at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center downtown pleaded guilty Monday to illegally accessing government computers to get personal information about inmates. Tommy Haire, 34, searched the MCC’s computer system without authorization to get sensitive personal information about prisoners in other facilities, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office….
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VA: Brothers Sentenced for Leading Bank Fraud and ID Theft Scheme
Ray Ekobena, 27, of Alexandria, and his brother, Stefan Ekobena, 24, of Atlanta, were sentenced today for leading a five-year check fraud and identity theft conspiracy. Co-conspirator Rodney Hardy, 25, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was also sentenced today for his role in the scheme. According to statements of fact filed with the plea agreements, Ray Ekobena…
FL: Three People Sentenced in Tax Refund Fraud Scheme That Used Patient Data
There’s a follow-up to a breach previously noted on this site. Jermaine Winters, 39, of Coleman, Florida, Senora Cotton, 24, of Chipley, Florida, and Rosetta Presley, 23, of Chipley, Florida, were sentenced today for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with the electronic filing of false federal income…
Former Home Depot Employees Sentenced to Prison for ID Theft Scheme
There’s a follow-up to a breach previously noted on this site. Paulette Shorter and Lakisha Grimes have been sentenced to federal prison for stealing personal identifying information from fellow employees of The Home Depot, Inc. in order to submit fraudulent applications for credit cards. According to United States Attorney Horn, the charges, and other information…
MO: Business Owner Pleads Guilty After Customers’ Information is Stolen in Bank Fraud Scheme
Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced yesterday that a former business owner in Sparta, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in allowing his customers’ information to be stolen and used to promote a bank fraud scheme that used stolen mail and fake identifications to cash nearly…
CA: Berkeley High student linked to racist ‘screen hack’
Emilie Raguso and Lance Knobel report: Berkeley High School administrators say they have identified the student responsible for a “screen hack” in the library Wednesday that displayed racist threats against African Americans. Berkeley High Principal Sam Pasarow said, during a press conference Thursday afternoon, that a student, believed to have been acting alone, was responsible for the…