Almendra Carpizo reports: A former Chico State University student is accused of a series of “bizarre and twisted” crimes that include urinating on his roommates’ bedding, hacking a student’s school account to drop the person’s classes and stealing nude photographs from a female student. Daniel Deluna-Martinez, 27, of Hamilton City, pleaded not guilty Thursday in…
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“Denver VA blames TV station for data breach”
I was waiting to see what would happen with this one. Now I know. In a story headlined “Denver VA blames TV station for data breach,” Tom Roeder reports: The Department of Veterans Affairs in Denver is blaming a television station for a data breach that officials say compromised the personal information of 508 patients….
NY: Bronx men sentenced for stealing Westchester IDs, $850K
There’s an update to an ID theft case involving rogue bank employees at a number of banks in New York. The case was previously reported on this site. Matt Spillane now reports: Tyrone “Reece” Lee and Anthony “Sug” Davis impersonated Westchester residents in their last gig, but their names won’t be mistaken at their next stop….
NV Attorney General Laxalt Announces Sentencing of Behavioral Health Provider for Medicaid Fraud
Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt announced that Erik Badgett, 49, of Vista, CA was sentenced this week for his scheme of submitting false Medicaid claims for behavioral health services that were never provided. Badgett previously entered a guilty plea to one count of submission of false Medicaid claims and one count of theft. The…
US judge refuses to delay code theft trial for ex-Goldman programmer
Brendan Pierson reports: A New York judge on Wednesday rejected a request from prosecutors to delay the scheduled trial of former Goldman Sachs Group Inc computer programmer Sergey Aleynikov, who is charged with stealing code from the investment bank. Read more on Reuters.
Nine Defendants Plead Guilty in $20 Million Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Ring
There’s a follow-up to a case previously reported on PHIprivacy.net and on this site. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Alabama and Georgia residents pleaded guilty for their roles in a $20 million stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) conspiracy, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George…