Valorie Shaw has been sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $309,834 for conspiring to file false claims. Shaw, 38, of Oakland, pleaded guilty on January 23, 2015, to conspiracy to file false claims. Shaw was employed as a tax return preparer at “Kwiktax” for three years. Prior to working…
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Ca: Royal Newfoundland Constabulary staffer breached 12 people’s privacy using police database
Ariana Kelland reports: The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says it has completed an internal review into a privacy breach that spanned several years and impacted 12 people whose private information was accessed by a civilian employee of the force on the northeast Avalon. Documents obtained by CBC News through access to information revealed several privacy breaches involving one staffer that…
FL: Jail worker indicted on charges of inmate ID theft, tax fraud
Desiree Stennett reports: An Orange County Jail worker is expected to go to trial in July after she was accused of stealing personal information from inmates and giving it to identity thieves who filed fake tax returns. Corrections officer Lori Ann Dilworth and her two accused accomplices, Shantrell Stephenson and Richard Mitchell, face charges of…
FL: Broward sheriff’s employee and Palmetto General Hospital employee among those indicted in fraud case (updated)
Erika Pesantes reports: A Broward sheriff’s community service aide is part of a group accused of stealing people’s identities and filing fraudulent federal tax returns on their behalf to rake in cash. Celia Cromer, 42, who was assigned to the regional traffic unit as a breath-alcohol technician in sheriff’s DUI cases, has been indicted on…
Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputy charged with computer invasion of privacy
Nick Watson reports: A Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputy was charged with computer invasion of privacy and violation of oath related to “unauthorized procurement of personal data for his own personal gain,” according to the sheriff’s office. Michael Lusk, 49, of Cleveland was charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation following an investigation requested by…
NY: Nurse took patient info to new employer (and no, it’s not the Jacobi Medical Center breach)
For the second time this week, we learn that a departing employee took information to their new job. First it was the Jacobi Medical Center case, where the employee’s motives were reportedly innocent: she wanted the information in case she ever had to follow-up on work she had done. Now it’s the University of Rochester Medical Center, where…