Joe Johnson reports: A Winterville man suspected of cloning dozens of local people’s credit cards to steal millions of dollars in merchandise and cash has pleaded guilty to similar charges in Mississippi. Vikas Yadav, who authorities say stole customer credit card numbers while working at Perry’s Liquor on Lexington Road in Athens, pleaded guilty Wednesday…
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CO: Man accused of ID theft tried to surrender, turned away
From the this-is-kind-of-embarrassing-dept.: Deborah Sherman reports: For the second time in the same case, law enforcement in Denver turned away a key component in hundreds of instances of identity theft. The first time, it was a box full of stolen documents found in a storage unit, turned away by a Denver Police officer. This time,…
NC: Dry cleaner skips town with clients’ clothes
Michelle Boudin reports: A Mooresville dry cleaner has skipped town, taking her clients’ clothes and credit card numbers with her. “I took in nine dress shirts and four dress pants,” said Carole Dishman. “They closed up shop. All I’m doing is looking for my clothes. That’s all I care about is the clothes.” […] “Then…
CO: 2 arrested in case of stolen hospital records (follow-up)
Police have arrested both people wanted in connection with several hundred cases of identity theft uncovered by 9Wants to Know. Many of the thefts originated in the emergency room of a local hospital. […] Philbin is accused of stealing the hospital records of at least 150 patients at St. Anthony Central Hospital who went into…
Attorney General Brown Announces Charges Against Physician Accused of Prescription Drug Fraud
From the press release: Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that charges were filed against Dr. Lisa Barden of Rancho Cucumonga, who broke the law and “wrecked havoc” on the lives of patients whose identities she stole to obtain highly addictive pain killers. “This physician wrecked havoc on the lives of dozens of…
Beach woman sentenced for stealing hospital patients’ information (follow-up)
Cindy Clayton reports: A Virginia Beach woman was sentenced to a year and one day in prison today for stealing the personal information of hospital patients. Nichole Easton, 23, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in September to aggravated identity theft, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Easton had worked as…