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Gonzalez sentenced to concurrent 20-years terms; one more sentencing to go

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Dissent

Nancy Weil reports: As his parents and sister silently wept, hacker mastermind Albert Gonzalez was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to two concurrent 20-year stints in prison for his role in what prosecutors called the “unparalleled” theft of millions of credit and debit card numbers from major U.S. retailers.* U.S. District Court Judge Patti…

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Seven indicted in NYS-DMV ID theft ring

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

Seven members of an identity fraud ring who allegedly sold more than 200 New York state driver’s licenses and other identification documents in stolen identities, netting more than $1 million, were indicted yesterday in New York. The ring included two New York City-based employees of NYS-DMV. The defendants were previously charged in a Complaint unsealed…

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ME: Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fraud and Identity Theft

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

As a follow-up to a story reported back in July, 2009, a person who pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft  was sentenced to 60 months in prison. The docket for the case also noted that the sentence included 5 years supervised release on Count 3 and…

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ID Theft Ring Stole Patient Info From Northwestern

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

Seven young women from Chicago, the south suburbs and downstate have been arrested for their alleged roles in a massive identity theft ring that claimed hundreds of victims from across the country. […] The year-long identity theft scam saw the those involved charging more than $300,000 in more than 500 transactions involving jewelry, furniture, household…

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ID theft ring exploited medical records to get credit cards

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports on an ID theft ring in Chicago that targeted medical records to obtain information with which they could get credit cards: Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says the ring charged more than $300,000 to the credit accounts of 245 victims. Dart says one suspect worked for a janitorial service that cleaned…

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Dave & Buster’s Settles FTC Charges it Failed to Protect Consumers’ Information

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

Entertainment operation Dave & Buster’s, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company left consumers’ credit and debit card information vulnerable to hackers, resulting in several hundred thousand dollars in fraudulent charges. Dave & Buster’s operates 53 restaurant and entertainment complexes across the country under the names Dave & Buster’s, Dave…

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