Ryan Lawler reports: On-demand rides startup Lyft is taking its former COO Travis VanderZanden to court for breach of his confidentiality agreement and fiduciary duty weeks after the executive joined arch-rival Uber. In a complaint filed this afternoon in San Francisco Superior Court, Lyft claims VanderZanden downloaded a number of non-public company documents to his personal Dropbox account…
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KS: Former G.E. Consumer Finance Employee Sentenced On Federal Computer Fraud Charge
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – An Olathe man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison for computer fraud, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. Ryan Cauble, 41, Olathe, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of computer fraud. In his plea, he admitted he committed the crime while he worked for G.E. Consumer Finance, a saving…
Former Fifth Third Bank employee to plead guilty to identity theft scheme
NWI Times reports: A woman Monday entered into a plea agreement in connection with an alleged identity theft scam that impacted various retailers in Northwest Indiana and elsewhere. Under the plea agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office, Kathryn Jackson said she will plead guilty to three counts of identity theft. From October 2010 through Jan….
Broward Resident Sentenced For Role In Bank Fraud Involving Stolen Identity Tax Refunds
Willy Toussaint, 43, of Lauderhill, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom to 46 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release stemming from his convictions to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349, and two counts of…
MO: Kansas man pleads guilty to using skimmer to steal credit card numbers at Missouri Taco Bell
Associated Press reports: A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to stealing credit card information while he worked at a Taco Bell in Belton, Missouri. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said in a news release that 32-year-old Yao Vignon Kpade, of Overland Park, Kansas, pleaded guilty Monday to electronic device fraud. Read more on The Republic.
CA: Former Military Reservist, Relative Plead to Identity Theft Scam Exceeding $215,000
Two men, including a former military reservist who stole the identities of fellow soldiers while stationed overseas, pleaded no contest today for their involvement in an identity theft scam totaling more than $215,000 in losses, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Warren Kato of the High Tech Crime Division said…