It’s nice to see some schools getting the message and being proactive on preventing ID theft or reducing the risk. Reyes Mata reports: To protect students from becoming part of an identity theft scam, schools in Las Cruces have responded to online security threats by no longer collecting Social Security numbers from students. “We used…
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CO: Aurora City Council members become victims of ID fraud
Carlos Illescas reports: At least five Aurora City Council members have had their identities stolen over the past few weeks, and police have opened an investigation to determine whether the cases are linked. Someone — armed only with the council members’ basic personal information — opened accounts in their names at a billing service for…
Service Members’ Identities Stolen Via File-Sharing Used for Fraud
Lita Beck and Ken Kalthoff report: A California man who stole thousands of identities, including those of U.S. service members, was sentenced Thursday in Dallas to more than six years in federal prison. Rene Quimby, 42, pleaded guilty in May to one count of fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in the case,…
FL: Former employee convicted of stealing identity info of over 500 people from DCF computers for purposes of Medicare fraud
A jury returned a verdict of guilty on September 12, 2011 against Yenky Sanchez, 25, of Miami. Sanchez was found guilty on one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit authentication feature fraud, and ten counts of aggravated identity theft. The guilty verdict against Sanchez follows on the…
FL: Nurse stole and texted patient info to co-conspirator for tax fraud scheme
Chase Purdy reports: Polk County deputies arrested a Winter Haven nurse Tuesday on charges she swindled money and identification information from more than 30 elderly patients. Cathy “Pumpkin” McClain was charged with grand larceny, ID theft and scheming to defraud several patients at Brandywyne Healthcare Center, a nursing home in Winter Haven. Authorities said McClain…
OH: Personal information for 1,200 lost by Montgomery Co. Office
A USB thumb drive containing social security numbers for 1,200 people who sought assistance from the Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services went missing from the department in August. A notification sent by mail to the affected people said the department discovered the flash drive containing the information was missing August 24. The…