David Harper reports the follow-up to a case previously reported here and here: A Tulsa woman was sentenced Tuesday to three years and nine months in prison for her role in a credit-card fraud case that involved personal identifying information being taken from St. Francis Hospital’s computer system. Teresa Browning, 36, also was ordered by…
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KY: Broker Accused Of Using Clients’ Credit Cards
A Louisville mortgage broker is accused of using his clients’ credit cards to make thousands of dollars in purchases. Brett Howard spoke with WLKY News about the charges filed against him on Tuesday. Howard said he started working as a mortgage broker for Homequest Mortgage in May 2009. He said that by mid-August, he wasn’t…
MN: Last of seven plead guilty to credit card fraud scheme targeting people at Minnesota restaurants
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota: The last of seven defendants pleaded guilty earlier today in federal court in St. Paul in connection with a credit card skimming operation that resulted in an estimated loss of more than $150,000. Appearing before United States District Court Judge Richard H. Kyle, Nancia Raquel Range, age 34,…
LAPD officer resigns after being accused of tapping database on killer’s behalf
Joel Rubin and Jessica Porter report: A rookie Los Angeles police officer has resigned amid allegations he illegally tapped into a law enforcement computer on behalf of a gang member who was recently convicted of murder. The officer, Gabriel Morales, 25, was seeking information on two key witnesses who testified at the gang member’s murder…
Five charged with stealing patient info as part of ID theft/fraud ring
More on a breach reported earlier in the week involving Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale: A criminal complaint was filed this week against five people who are accused of stealing patient information from Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale and a physician’s office in Aventura. Albert Anthony Andrulonis, 26, of Davie, Raushanah Bowleg, 33,…
Ug: Key data stolen from main government registry
Yasiin Mugerwa reports: A substantial amount of official data, including some classified documents on deaths, births and companies has been stolen in what appears to be an “inside job” involving officials in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) heard yesterday that 28 computers at Uganda Registration Services Bureau, formerly…