From Chad Bray of Dow Jones Business News comes word that Curtis L. Wiltshire, a former information/technical analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Kenneth Wiltshire, his brother, were arrested in an alleged identity theft scheme: According to the charging document, Curtis Wiltshire had access to computer files containing personal information about…
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OH: Trash bins yield treasure trove for ID thieves
Paul Aker of The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Ohio Department of Public Safety is investigating how hundreds of documents containing names, Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, and other personal information ended up in trash bins behind at least 10 state branches of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
OK: Personal Data Of 1M On Stolen DHS Laptop
Well, here’s a laptop theft that will probably cost more than $50,000….. KOCO reports that a laptop stolen from an employee’s vehicle on April 3 contained personal information of up to 1 million people. According to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, the computer had names, Social Security numbers and birthdates of people who receive…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Former Army finance technician Reynaldo Jimenez pleaded guilty to charges arising out of his theft of identity information belonging to over 35 active duty United States military service members. More. Vickie Parks Sheppard pleaded guilty to conspiracy to fraudulently obtain identity and financial information from more than 50 victims by posing…
CA: Marian Medical Center patients’ personal information may be compromised
Amber Lee of KSBY reports that 3,200 ER and Urgent Care Center patients of Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria have been notified that a Blackberry containing patient information was stolen from the hospital. “On that Blackberry was an email, you know, one of our emails, and on one of the emails was buried a…
Ore. ID thief gets 13 years prison
I usually cover arrests and convictions in Bits ‘n Pieces entries, but an Associated Press story on the sentencing of Stephen Rowell for mail/identity theft has some unusual details, apparently including the fact that Rowell has written songs about the fun of being an ID thief. Rowell was sentenced to 13 years in prison, and…