Cam Giang was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in an identity theft scheme, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced. A restitution hearing in this case has been scheduled for Jan. 20, 2011. Giang, 31, of San Francisco, Calif., pled guilty on July 22, 2010, to one count…
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Megan Fox reports: A woman who was accused and convicted of identity theft for stealing funds from her employer has been accused again for similar charges. Aurea Picasso was hired as a director of Welfare for Hanover County, near Chicago, while awaiting trial for stealing from the State welfare system while employed there. However, while…
Computer at heart of criminal case against former CBI deputy director
Howard Pankratz reports: An allegedly stolen computer belonging to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is at the heart of the criminal case against former CBI deputy director Peter Mang, according to the criminal complaint filed against Mang in Jefferson County. The criminal complaint alleges that Mang stole a CBI computer, its “contents”, power cords, printer,…
Florida businessman to be sentenced for stealing patient records from Jackson Memorial
Jay Weaver reports: A Miami-Dade businessman who pleaded guilty to pilfering thousands of patient records to sell to lawyers for injury claims faces up to 12 years in prison at his sentencing in federal court Monday afternoon. Ruben E. Rodriguez, 62, admitted he stole Jackson Memorial Hospital records of patients’ names, addresses, telephone numbers and…
MetLife reports employee snooped on files of public figures
MetLife, who reported in August that an employee had been sharing disability insurance applications with an unauthorized individual, recently received more bad news. According to a letter they sent to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, the third-party provider whose database they use to run searches on individuals in the course of their business recently…
Germany Buying More Stolen Data as Tax Agreement With Switzerland Nears
Patrick Donahue reports: German authorities confirmed the purchase of another CD with stolen Swiss bank information as authorities aim to finalize an agreement with Switzerland that may curb tax evasion and bring a windfall in tax revenue. Officials in the western city of Muenster paid 1.5 million euros ($2.1 million) for a CD with data…