It just seems to get worse and worse for Bernie Madoff’s victims. Now AlixPartners, the court-appointed claims agent for the liquidation of Bemard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC reports (pdf) that in late July, a laptop computer of theirs was stolen from an employee’s locked vehicle. The laptop contained historical information from 1995 and earlier…
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Kansas woman pleads guilty to computer fraud
A Kansas woman has pleaded guilty to stealing from her employer and damaging the company’s computer system in an effort to cover up the thefts. Barbara James pleaded guilty to one count of exceeding authorized access to a protected computer and intentionally causing damage to the computer system. In her plea, she admitted the crimes…
NM: Sensitive Files Found In Dumpster
An Albuquerque, New Mexico Housing Authority official expressed dismay over reports that over 100 files containing sensitive personal information on former tenants had been found intact in a dumpster behind an apartment complex. The files appear to date back to the late 90s and early 2000. Now the Housing Authority is concerned that the bulk…
CO: University Hill shops burglarized
Vanessa Miller recently reported two burglaries in the Boulder, Colorado area that involved personal data: Jones General Store reported a break-in and theft of customer credit card receipts and Root of the Hill, a business in the same building, reported theft and extensive vandalism. Receipts and boxes of the business’ tax documents were taken from…
Former nurse sentenced for stealing patients’ identities
As a follow-up to a case reported previously, WSLS reports that former Lynchburg nurse Karen Priscilla Jones was sentenced in federal court to 34 months in prison, two years of supervised release, and $9,132 in restitution as well as $800 in special assessment fees. Jones had pleaded guilty to three counts of identity theft, two…
Follow-up: Final Member of DC-Area Restaurant Card-Skimming Ring Sentenced
A Maryland man who was the third leader of a card-skimming ring victimizing Washington, D.C.-area restaurants was sentenced in federal court last week to 81 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Erick V. Burton, age 38, of District Heights, Md., was also ordered to pay $814,673.20 in restitution, as were his…