Elizabeth Larson reports: A Lake County Sheriff’s deputy is the subject of an ongoing investigation involving the alleged theft of documents and massive amounts of protected data, surveillance of fellow deputies and allegations that he posted an investigative report on the Internet because of political motivations. Dariush Michael Morshed, 48, is at the center of…
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TD Bank worker charged with fraud
Jim Walsh reports: A former switchboard operator for TD Bank in Mount Laurel provided customer information to accomplices who withdrew more than $200,000 from victims’ accounts, federal authorities say. Talayah Little, 26, of Hainesport, conspired with a co-worker to obtain computerized customer data, such as account and driver’s license numbers, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office…
(follow-up) PA: Accused card skimmer indicted
As a follow-up to a case previously covered (here), Keith Phucas reports: A Philadelphia man was indicted in federal court Thursday for allegedly skimming numerous credit card accounts of customers at a Plymouth Meeting pizza restaurant. Darnell Greene, 24, was charged with access device fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft,…
NY: Buffalo man pleads guilty to identity theft charges
From The Buffalo News: An identity theft case involving several clients of Independent Health was closed this week with a guilty plea and prison sentence, Amherst police said. Henry O. Johnson III, 30, of Kensington Avenue, Buffalo, pleaded guilty to identity theft and was sentenced to 1x to 4 years in prison. According to Detective…
UK Border Agency and Identity and Passport Service: when employees breach privacy
In Parliament Wednesday, Home Secretary Alan Johnson responded to a question by Chris Gayling: Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 18 January 2010, Official Report, column 29W, on departmental data protection, what activities constituted inappropriate use of information in each case of disciplinary action…
Former waitress at P.F. Chang’s pleads guilty to skimming customer data
Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Chibuzo Okafor, 24, of Rosedale, New York, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport to one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud. According to court documents and…