Jackson, Miss – Marietta Harris, 38, of Jackson, pled guilty on March 5, 2014 to conspiring to defraud the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis. She will be sentenced on May 15, 2014 by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate and faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a $250,000…
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MN: Third defendant sentenced in ID theft ring using state employees’ info
WCCO reports: A 32-year-old St. Paul woman has been sentenced to prison for her role in a wide-ranging identity theft ring. In Ramsey County District Court Thursday morning, Shauntell Burg was sentenced to 88 months – over seven years — in prison. She pleaded guilty in October 2013 to one count of identity theft. Burg and…
TD Bank employee pleads guilty in stolen identity tax fraud scheme
Now what was I saying about TD Bank having a lot of insider breaches? Tenisha Nkesha Francis, 32, of Lake Worth, and Ryan Michael Francis, 27, of Riviera Beach, pled guilty in federal court in Florida today for their participation in a stolen identity tax refund scheme. Sentencing is scheduled for September 11, 2014 at 1:30 p.m….
KR: FSS rejects request for data theft probe
Na Jeong-ju reports: The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has rejected a consumer group’s request to examine the extent of damage consumers suffered from recent data theft cases involving major financial firms here. The decision has triggered protests from victims. In early February, the Financial Consumer Agency asked the regulator to probe the banks and credit…
UK: Data theft PC Sugra Hanif dismissed from police force
BBC reports on a case mentioned previously on this blog: A police officer has been dismissed from her job after her conviction for stealing and selling details of accident victims. Sugra Hanif was found guilty along with her lover Raza Khan of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office following a trial in January. Read more…
UK: Admiral remaining vigilant after Aviva data breach
Katie Marriner reports an update to the Aviva insider data leak case: Admiral has said it is actively working with claims teams to mitigate the risk of a potential data breach after Aviva sacked two employees for giving customer data to claims farming companies. The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department confirmed last month that two men were…