The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Lawrence Nichols, a former University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences housekeeping employee, has been charged in the theft of a computer that contained personal information of thousands of current and former employees. The theft occurred May 18th. The computer was used to make identification badges for UAMS employees, students and…
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FL: Hospital employee indicted for stealing patient information
Jacquettia L. Brown, and Tear Renee Barbary, both residents of Miami-Dade County have been indicted on offenses relating to the theft of patient profile records from Palmetto General Hospital to further a fraud scheme. The seven-count Indictment charges Brown and Barbary with conspiracy to commit access device fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States…
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In the justice system: In Ohio, Glenn E. Spencer Jr., a restaurant worker at N Two Deep Fish & Chicken was arrested and charged with using stolen credit card numbers to steal nearly $5,000. It wasn’t clear whether he stole the numbers from customers or co-workers. More. Thea Ann Coogan of California was sentenced to…
Eighteen charged in NY bank fraud, ID theft scheme
Reuters reports that 18 people have been indicted in New York City for operating a bank fraud and identity theft scheme that resulted in the cashing of more than 1,000 counterfeit checks at several large banks. The defendants are accused of obtaining bank customers’ personal data with the help of insiders who they recruited for…
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In the justice system: A routine traffic stop for seat belt and speeding violations landed Robert Loveland in the Orange County Jail on multiple charges including possession of Social Security cards, credit cards and gift cards with assorted names. More. Narvaez Family Provider Services seemed like it was legitimately providing home care services for aging…
UK: Bank worker was arrested for attempted theft
Ecommerce Journal reports that Ansir Khan, an employee of Carter Allen Private Bank, wrote down stolen customer details “in a complex code to avoid detection.” He gave the details to accomplices who then rang up the bank pretending to be the customers, transferring money to their own accounts. A Detective Constable used the Scoutmaster’s A…