A Kansas woman has pleaded guilty to stealing from her employer and damaging the company’s computer system in an effort to cover up the thefts. Barbara James pleaded guilty to one count of exceeding authorized access to a protected computer and intentionally causing damage to the computer system. In her plea, she admitted the crimes…
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Former nurse sentenced for stealing patients’ identities
As a follow-up to a case reported previously, WSLS reports that former Lynchburg nurse Karen Priscilla Jones was sentenced in federal court to 34 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and $9,132 in restitution as well as $800 in special assessment fees. Jones had pleaded guilty to three counts of identity theft, two…
Follow-up: Final Member of DC-Area Restaurant Card-Skimming Ring Sentenced
A Maryland man who was the third leader of a card-skimming ring victimizing Washington, D.C.-area restaurants was sentenced in federal court last week to 81 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Erick V. Burton, age 38, of District Heights, Md., was also ordered to pay $814,673.20 in restitution, as were his…
Civil servant jailed for accessing DWP systems for fraud
Tom Young reports: A civil servant was imprisoned on Friday for accessing 2,500 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) records and diverting other people’s tax credit claims to his own bank accounts. John Brian Agdomar, 42, used his job at the DWP as a cover to illegally access records to obtain personal information on a…
Colorado man sentenced to 10 years in ID theft case
The Associated Press reports that Terry Paul Dorman, “who authorities say stole identities off tax returns that he prepared for clients” has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in July to theft, identity theft, securities fraud, and tax evasion.
Keizer man accused of stealing personal information for homes
Stacey Barchenger reports: A Keizer [Oregon] man was arrested Friday on an accusation that he used stolen personal information to finance two homes in the Salem area. Salem Police detectives arrested Julian Ruiz, 38, near the intersection of River and Brooklake roads NE, said Lt. Steve Birr, who leads the department’s criminal investigations section. Ruiz…