Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JOHN L. MONTANEZ, a police officer with the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to credit card fraud and identity theft offenses. MONTANEZ, who was arrested late May 2014, entered his plea today before…
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Two Fairfield Police Dept. officers under investigation for possible misuse of databases to check on potential dates
Jess Sullivan reports: A pair of veteran Fairfield police officers are under investigation for possible felony conduct relating to their trolling of personals dating websites while on duty and possibly using confidential law enforcement databases repeatedly to screen women they found appealing. The officers, Sgt. Stephen Ruiz and Detective Jacob Glashoff, had their desktop computers,…
St. Louis housing complex manager admits stealing identities
Robert Patrick reports: The manager of the Clinton-Peabody Housing Complex here has admitted stealing the personal information of residents and using it file false tax returns, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Marsha Harrington, 42, used tenants’ Social Security numbers and other personal information, filed false tax returns and kept the refunds, they said. Two…
CT: Bank teller used customer information for counterfeit checks
Kait Shea reports: A former People’s United Bank teller in Trumbull is charged with stealing customer information to create counterfeit checks. Robert Walker of Bridgeport was arrested Aug. 18. He was a teller at the Peoples United Bank branch at Stop & Shop in Trumbull. Walker is charged with trafficking of personal identifying information, first…
CN: Restaurant staff ‘stole bank card details’
Insider breaches in restaurants is a global problem, but this may be the first report of its kind I can remember seeing from China. Ke Jiayun reports: City restaurant and entertainment venue staff are among 51 people held in connection with a nationwide forged bank card network said to have netted nearly 10 million yuan (US$1.62…
DE: Local Car Rental Worker Steals Cutsomers’ IDs
From WILM: A rental car employee is accused of stealing customers’ identities. Karlvin Zidor is charged with stealing credit card information while working at Enterprise Rent A Car in Milford. The investigation started with Henrico County Police in Virginia, who determined an identity theft ring was getting information from someone in Delaware. Zidor is charged…