Four Waco area women have been arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit identity theft in a scheme involving stolen Fingerprint Applicant Services of Texas (FAST) applications required by licensing and certification entities such as the Texas Education Agency. A seven count federal grand jury indictment, returned on Tuesday and unsealed yesterday afternoon, charges 32-year-old Angela Cuellar,…
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FL: Store clerk accused of double-swiping credit card numbers
A convenience store employee will be arraigned Friday on several federal charges after allegedly stealing credit card numbers in a counterfeit operation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Ihap Abdallah “Tommy” Yamin, 31, of Okeechobee was indicted on federal conspiracy, wire fraud, credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. He could face 30 years in…
(follow-up) FL Bus Driver Sentenced For Stealing Disabled Patrons’ Identities
As a follow-up to a case originally mentioned on this blog in October, News4Jax.com reports that Watreka Ligon has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for stealing the identities of disabled bus patrons. She has also been ordered to pay restitution. Ligon had been working for MV Transport, a contractor for Central Florida…
FL: Home Depot Employee Arrested for Skimming Customer Card Data
On December 8, 2010 the Loss Prevention Officer from The Home Depot store located at 1490 Capital Circle Northwest contacted the United States Secret Service about an employee who had been observed stealing credit card information from customers. Special Agents from the United States Secret Service then contacted the Leon County Sheriff’s Office and the…
Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing Confidential Student Loan Files
Another snooping case: An Illinois woman pleaded guilty today to illegally accessing numerous confidential student loan files, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division announced. Charlotte M. Robinson, 46, of Dolton, Ill., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan E. Cox in the Northern District of Illinois to a one-count criminal information…
Feds: Former dean hacked into system, sent students e-mail threats
Natasha Korecki reports on a wild case in the federal courts: It was 2007 when Kaplan University students received a disturbing message in their e-mail inboxes. “YOU ARE F—–!” was the subject heading. And it was signed by the head of the online school. “Your schools (sic) Web site has been Hacked!” the e-mail threatened….