Three Killeen, TX, residents were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a tax refund scheme with an estimated intended loss of $1.8 million. United States District Judge Lee Yeakel sentenced 34-year-old Albert Powell, 32-year-old Paris Stephens and 34-year-old Ronnie Cole to 54 months, 36 months and 18 months in federal prison, respectively. Judge Yeakel…
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TX: Former Methodist Healthcare employee sentenced to more than 10 years; stole patient info for unemployment benefits
Guillermo Contreras reports on a case I don’t recall seeing before: A judge sentenced a former Methodist Healthcare worker to more than 10 years in federal prison Thursday for stealing patient identities and using the information to claim unemployment benefits. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ordered Andrea Nicole Brooks, 30, to serve 97 months for…
UK: University of Birmingham exam cheat jailed after hacking computers to boost marks
Ross McCarthy reports: A cheating student who hacked into the University of Birmingham’s computer system so he could get a better degree has been jailed for four months. Imran Uddin, 25, used a keyboard spying device to steal staff passwords and then upped five exam marks, including one from 57 per cent to 73 per cent. Read…
NJ: Tax preparer sentenced for selling clients’ personal information
Isaac Avilucea reports: Two-faced is the way a county prosecutor described city tax worker Lee Roberts II, who sold Mercer County residents’ personal information to a convicted felon and “known fraudster” turned cooperating witness for $200 in 2011. “He had a public face, and he had a private face,” Assistant Prosecutor James Scott said of…
WV: School system computer network attacked by botnet; Ohio County student allegedly involved
Jeff Jenkins reports: A Wheeling area high school student was recently able to invade the public education computer network and slow things down including standardized testing that was happening in some counties at the time. West Virginia Department of Education Chief Technology Officer Sterling Beane said it happened last week when the student used an…
WV: Woman sues Marshall Health for privacy breach
Kyla Asbury reports: A woman is suing Marshall Health after she claims an unauthorized employee accessed her daughter’s medical record multiple times. Kristi Dunlap, an employee of Marshall Health, and Michael J. McCarthy, the chief information officer of Marshall Health, also were named in Felesha Dickess’ complaint. Read more on The West Virginia Record.