Seth Roy reports: Newark police are investigating a report filed this week that alleges leaders of the new Eagle Wings Academy took student information from Excel Academy to contact school districts. On May 9, Marlene Jacob — former Excel director and current Eagle Wings director — sent letters to districts that contract with Excel about…
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FL: Pasco couple used stolen IDs, bogus tax returns to pocket cash, deputies say
Molly Moorhead reports: A woman who worked at a Regions bank branch is accused of creating nearly 200 phony bank accounts using real people’s names and information, filing fraudulent tax returns in the victims’ names and then funneling the money to her boyfriend. All told, authorities say, Howayda Hamdan, 28, had more than $1 million…
MA: Lynn man gets 5-year sentence for selling personal information of TSA workers
As a follow-up to a case previously reported in 2010, Associated Press reports that Michael Derring has been sentenced to prison for selling the SSN, dates of birth, and personal information of TSA workers at Logan airport. Derring obtained the information from a relative who worked in TSA’s human resources department.
GA: Former SunTrust employee indicted for theft, identity theft
Alan Riquelmy reports: A former Columbus SunTrust Bank employee faces accusations by a federal grand jury that she stole more than $170,000 from several people by taking money from their accounts or stealing their identities and making loans in their names. The grand jury indicted Tracey R. Pearson on Wednesday on 15 counts of theft…
In: Former teacher held for data theft at AIMS
R Guhambika reports: CHENNAI: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the city police on Monday arrested engineer K V Sriram (41), an alumnus of Anna University, and his accomplice Lokesh Kumar (24) on charges of stealing data about the students and teaching faculty at Avon Institute of Modern Sciences (AIMS), a coaching and career guidance…
Huntington National Bank sues ex-workers for allegedly stealing sensitive customer data
Brandy Brubaker of Associated Press reports: A lawsuit filed by Huntington National Bank claims six former employees stole more than 2,000 customer records before they quit to go work for the competition. The bank filed the lawsuit in federal court against former vice president Sandra D. Kokoska, former assistant vice president Kimberly A. Barnum, and…