After a five week trial, four defendants have been convicted for their roles in one of the largest bank fraud and identity theft schemes in California history, with dozens of victims in four states and millions of dollars in losses. The convictions were announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s…
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Police: Man stole 100 debit and credit cards from Sixth Street bar
Somewhat bizarre case in Austin, Texas. Patrick George reports: A man charged with burglary is accused of stealing nearly 100 debit and credit cards from Pure, a downtown Austin bar, according to an arrest affidavit. You can read about the case on Statesman.com while I scratch my head and wonder why there would be 100…
H&R Block Manager Arrested for Identity Theft of Tax Clients
Michael Cohn reports: An H&R Block manager in Southern California has been arrested for using the identities of his former tax preparation clients in an identity theft scheme. Read more on Accounting Today.
TX: Lake Worth school district alerts workers of potential computer breach
Mitch Mitchell reports: Employees of the Lake Worth school district were notified Thursday of a potential computer security breach, Superintendent Janice Cooper said. In a statement e-mailed to the Star-Telegram, Cooper said the district has no indication that a breach occurred, but has notified law enforcement officials and is investigating. The concern has to do…
Pa. Firm Claims Ex-Partner Used Portable Drives to Steal Client Files
Gina Passarella reports on a case where a law firm alleges massive data theft by a former partner and others while the defendants vigorously deny the allegations. Interestingly (to me, anyway), the complaint incorporates reference to the use of Dropbox. You can read about the case on Law Technology News. And for today’s musical accompaniment:
Follow-up: Anger follows University of Tampa data breach
Rob Shaw reports that some people are angry at U. Tampa’s decision not to offer free credit monitoring services to some of those whose data were available on the web for months: In addition, the records of another 22,722 faculty, students and staff — from the years 2000 through 2011 — also were potentially accessible,…