In the justice system: Richard J. Berger has been sentenced to for 13 months and ordered to repay about $130,000 after admitting that he illegally accessed insurance company computers at The Hartford and Sunlife Financial in a scheme to steal annuity clients. More. Julia Caldwell and Jacqueline Colbert, both Taco Bell of Laurel employees, have…
Category: Skimmers
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In the justice system: Eight people involved in a credit card-skimming scheme which netted more than $700,000 from customers of Washington D.C. restaurants pleaded guilty to charges including bank fraud, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. More. Also see USAO Eastern Virginia press release. (Previous coverage here) Winnipeg Police have charged Mcena Ijaz with…
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In the justice system: Four San Fernando Valley men were charged with ID theft and other charges in an alleged electronic crime scheme in which more than two dozen victims — including two banks — lost more than $400,000 via phony ATM withdrawals. More. As a follow-up to a breach reported in November, Luis Corona…
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In the justice system: In a follow-up to a case reported last year, former Texas lottery worker Joseph Mueggenborg was arrested and charged with illegally “possessing” personal information on 140 lottery winners and employees, including their names and Social Security numbers. How he got hired by another state agency after being fired by another one…
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In the justice system: Four Romanian men were arrested in Florida after being accused of skimming a Chase Bank ATM in Cicero, NY. They have been linked to similar schemes around the country. More. In Utah, Frank Miranda and his wife Valerie Pena were sentenced for conspiracy to commit access device fraud. Some of the…
Ca: Subway Restaurant customers become fraud victims
The Branford Expositor reports that about 1,250 debit cards were skimmed at a Subway Restaurant, over a period of about six weeks from March 25 to May 4. Over 200 of the skimmed debit cards have been used for unauthorized financial transactions.