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The fish rots from the head: Illinois drivers license exec accused of providing customer personal info to ID thieves for gift cards, sports tickets

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Dissent

Amy Alderman reports: A 58-year-old executive of the Illinois Secretary of State’s drivers license division surrendered today to allegations that he gave personal information he found in the Libertyville customer database to identity thieves in exchange for gift cards and sports tickets. According to David Druker, spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White’s office, Charles…

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MD woman pleads guilty in tax fraud scheme that misused children’s identity information

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Dissent

Twanna Dorothea Campbell, aka “Twanna D. Gaines,” “ Twanna Campbell-Moore,” and “Mrs. T,” age 32, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to file false tax returns and aggravated identity theft. According to her plea agreement, Campbell and another individual owned a tax preparation business that operated under various names, including Phoenix Tax World,…

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FL: Hampton Inn reports hacker modified customer surveys

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Dissent

Dennis Culver reports on a hack that probably won’t get prosecuted: The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Thursday reported theft of intellectual property at the Hampton Inn at 11281 Summerlin Square Dr. The complainant, Esther Gayfield, told investigators an unknown suspect had hacked into the hotel’s computer system network and modified customer surveys…

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(follow-up) Man admits tax scam using stolen patient data

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Dissent

Giovanna Fabiano reports the latest developments in a  fraud scheme that victimized some of the most fragile among us: A(n Englewood) city man pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a scheme to file false tax returns, using information stolen from adult and pediatric cancer patients, among other victims. Jason Eaton, 28, told U.S. District Court…

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Liechtenstein Bank Data May Be Used in Probe, German Court Says

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Dissent

Karin Matussek reports: Stolen Liechtenstein bank account data may be used to by prosecutors justify a search warrant in a criminal probe, Germany’s top constitutional court ruled. Data which may have been stolen from a Liechtenstein bank and later sold to German authorities can be used by a judge when authorizing prosecutors to raid homes…

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Former Louisville mortgage broker pleads guilty to identity theft

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Dissent

As a follow-up to a breach initially covered here, the Courier-Journal reports: Former mortgage broker Brett Howard pleaded guilty Monday to one count of aggravated identify theft and 19 counts of bank fraud for using customers’ stolen credit card numbers on a spending spree that included luxury purchases. Under a plea agreement, the government agreed…

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