Roslyn Giles reports: A Muscogee County grand jury has returned a 10-count indictment against an administrative clerk on theft and fraud charges. Regina Millirons, a 30-year veteran with the sheriff’s office, faces four counts of public record theft, three counts of public record fraud and three counts of computer theft. The indictment states the unlawful…
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NOAA National Weather Service Employee Indicted for Allegedly Downloading Restricted Government Files
DAYTON, OH—Xiafen “Sherry” Chen, 59, of Wilmington, Ohio, was indicted in U.S. District Court for allegedly accessing restricted U.S. Government files. Chen is a hydrologist currently employed at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) facility located in Wilmington, Ohio. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Kevin R. Cornelius,…
28 Charged, $2 Million Potentially Stolen in Minn. ID Theft Ring
Stephen Tellier reports: Two bank employees, a meat salesman going door to door, and Instagram. Investigators say those were the keys to the largest and most sophisticated identity theft ring in Minnesota. And on Tuesday, officials announced it’s been busted. Investigators say the alleged operation went on for at least six years, at least 28…
TN: Store owner accused of identity theft
Andy Humbles reports: The owner of Woodland Furniture stores in White House and Portland is charged with falsifying credit card applications of past customers to receive payment for bogus sales. Brian Lewis, 40, of Portland, has been charged with 13 counts of identity theft, eight counts of forgery and one count of theft over $10,000,…
FL: Return Preparer Sentenced In Identity Theft Tax Refund Scheme Involving Personal Identification Information Of Miami-Dade County Public School Students
There’s an update to a case previously noted on this blog. Donald Claude, 34, of Miramar, was sentenced to 40 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution of $210,120. Claude previously pled guilty to one count of wire fraud, in violation of Title 18,…
Former TSA worker sentenced for ID theft fraud using stolen student identity info
Paula McMahon reports an update to a case previously noted on this site: A Broward man was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for identity theft and wire fraud last week after admitting he used Miami-Dade County public school students’ stolen identities to file illegal tax returns. Donald Claude, 34, of Miramar,…