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CA: Tax Preparer Accused of Ripping Off Identities of Customers

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Dissent

A tax preparer accused of using the names and Social Security numbers of current and former clients to file false tax returns to obtain refunds was arraigned Thursday on multiple federal charges. A 34-count indictment alleges Neil A. Thomsen, 62, used his Internal Revenue Service electronic filing number to set up accounts with two banks…

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Prince William County: Stolen Blackberry Contained Protected Health Information of 669 County Residents

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Dissent

Overnight, between June 18 and June 19, 2010, a Prince William County employee with the Intellectual Disabilities Case Management (IDCM) Program had a government-issued Blackberry stolen from the employee’s locked vehicle, which was parked in the driveway of the employee’s home. Saved onto the Blackberry’s hard drive along with some case files was the full…

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(update 4) Utah concludes state resources were used in immigrant list

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Dissent

MSNBC and NBC report: Utah officials said Thursday they had uncovered evidence that someone used a state employment database to help anti-immigration activists compile a list purporting to identify 1,300 illegal immigrants. Angie Welling, a spokeswoman for Gov. Gary R. Herbert, said the information in the list was “contained entirely in the Department of Workforce…

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MasterCard: Most banks agree to breach settlement

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports: MasterCard Inc. said Thursday nearly all of the banks with claims related to a 2008 data security breach have agreed to accept a settlement. The settlement, agreed to by MasterCard and credit card payment processor Heartland Payment Systems Inc., required at least 80 percent acceptance by MasterCard issuing banks. MasterCard said…

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CA: Barstow dentist’s patients could be at risk of ID theft

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Dissent

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials are warning that patients of Dr. Thomas K. Lee’s dental office are at risk of having their personal information compromised. A tipster called the Sheriff’s Department on July 14 to advise deputies that boxes containing hundreds of personal records were left outside of Lee’s office. The dentist’s office is at…

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(update 2) UT: List of alleged undocumented immigrants sparks state review

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Dissent

More on that strange story out of Utah with a list on 1300 allegedly illegal immigrants that was circulated to the media. Nate Carlisle and Julia Lyon report: Utah Gov. Gary Herbert wants to know whether any state employees helped create a list of 1,300 people an anonymous group has publicly accused of being undocumented…

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