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Owner of tax preparation business pleads guilty to using stolen identity information for fraudulent tax refunds

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Dissent

Marsha Elmore of Wetumpka, Ala., the owner of a tax preparation business called Community Tax, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges related to her use of stolen identities to fraudulently obtain tax refunds, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Elmore pleaded guilty to one count each of filing a false claim, wire…

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APEC committee alerted to possible data breach (updated)

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Dissent

Dan Nakaso reports: Members of Honolulu’s APEC Host Committee who represent some of Hawaii’s biggest companies and institutions have been told their personal information may have been stolen after security clearances were requested for them to meet with President Barack Obama Saturday night during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. East-West Center President Charles Morrison sent…

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NY: Steakhouse Waiters Busted in Alleged Identity Theft Ring (updated)

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Dissent

Jonathan Dienst, Shimon Prokupecz and Joe Valiquette report: More than two dozen current and former waiters and their associates from some of the city’s top steakhouses have been arrested in an alleged identity theft ring, accused of stealing credit card numbers from wealthy customers, NBC New York has learned. Several suspects are from top city…

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WA: McDonald’s Worker Arrested

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Dissent

Yet another McDonald’s employee has been arrested for skimming customers’ debit/credit cards. Two weeks ago, media reported on a story out of Illinois.  Today’s case is from Washington state.  Mason County Daily News reports: A 17-year-old McDonald’s employee has been arrested for allegedly using a credit-card skimming device to steal more than $15,000 from customers…

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Would you like that card fraud supersized?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Dissent

Tresa Baldas reports that a McDonald’s employee in Oak Park has been charged in federal court in Detroit after being caught on video surveillance skimming customers’ credit or debit cards at the drive-thru window. It was the store manager who noticed the problem and contacted the Secret Service. Baldas reports: [Teresa] Pulliam, who was questioned…

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Breaking: Sutter Health reports stolen desktop contained data on 4.2 million patients

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Dissent

Statement from Sutter Health today: Sutter Physicians Services (SPS) and Sutter Medical Foundation (SMF) — two affiliates within the Sutter Health network of care — announced the theft of a company-issued password-protected unencrypted desktop computer from SMF’s administrative offices in Sacramento the weekend of Oct. 15, 2011. Following discovery of the theft, Sutter Health immediately…

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