Actor Antwon Tanner, a regular on the popular teen drama “One Tree Hill,” faces up to 10 years in jail after pleading guilty in Brooklyn federal court today to illegally selling Social Security numbers for $10,000. Tanner, 35, of California, was charged in April after he sold 16 numbers and three fake cards to undercover…
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Woman accused of thefts at dental offices arrested
A 48-year-old woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars from patients at the dental offices where she worked has been arrested, authorities said yesterday. Emily Marie Forbes was taken into custody Tuesday at Scripps Ranch Family Dentistry on Scripps Trail, said El Cajon police Lt. Tim Henton. She is accused of bilking 18 people out…
TX: Personal info found discarded in alley
A man working in an alley made an unusual discovery, dozens of checks written to one restaurant….. NEWSCHANNEL 5 contacted the restaurant where all the checks came from. The Co-Owner of Los Mismos tells NEWSCHANNEL 5 she’s not sure how the checks ended up in the alley 2 blocks from the restaurant. “I was alarmed,…
Rival used phony emails to snoop, firm says
Affiliated Computer Services, an information technology firm, claims a competitor set up bogus email addresses in the names of dozens of ACS employees to divert mail and accounts to its rival’s computers. It claims Duncan Solutions’ “unauthorized diversion of ACS’ email not only interferes with the operation of ACS’ computer network, but it also gives…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Yes, another vehicle situation uncovers a credit card ring. This time, Philip Kevin Zilber Curtin was arrested after police investigated his car breaking down and then obtained evidence of hundreds of fraudulently obtained credit cards, a skimming device, laptop computers and thousands of dollars worth of legitimate gift cards. More. Joel…
ROTC computer files found in public domain
A file transfer program erroneously installed on a server in an Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) office at Boston University inadvertently exposed personal information about thousands of people affiliated with the program. University officials say the compromised computer was taken off-line when the breach was identified on July 28; they are working with the…