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3 arrests at ‘forgery lab’ in Reno hotel-casino

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports: Federal agents and local officers investigating a string of thefts from mail boxes in northern Nevada have arrested three suspects accused of operating a “forgery lab” out of a room at a hotel-casino in downtown Reno. U.S. postal inspectors and the Secret Service were among those tracking the case since victims…

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OH: Postmaster Charged With Identity Theft

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Dissent

The United States Post Office is entrusted with getting mail to the intended recipient safely. Now the former post master of Bethel is accused of stealing a former employee’s identity. Jennifer Justice, of New Richmond, was indicted on October 22, 2008 for allegedly using someone else’s information to obtain credit cards and magazine subscriptions. Read…

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GU: Pair Arrested On Federal Identity Theft Charge

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Dissent

Kevin Kerrigan reports: Federal officials say two arrests have been made in an identity theft case. U-S Attorney Lenny Rapadis has announced that Benedict L. Cruz and Melissa J. Quitugua have been arrested and arraigned on Federal charges of fraudulently obtaining more than 73-thousand dollars through the unauthorized use of credit cards and committing identity…

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IN: State unemployment accounts breached

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Dissent

[…] According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, some 1000 Hoosiers’ accounts were compromised. Marc Lotter with Workforce Development says, “The company that is contracted to handle the ATM portion of those cards, there was a security breach of some sort early last year.” The state did send out letters at that time and…

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Delaware Insurance Commissioner fines Blue Cross $150,000 for privacy violations

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Dissent

Keith L. Martin provides a follow-up to a breach reported at the beginning of December. Delaware’s insurance commissioner seems to have moved quickly on this case: BlueCross BlueShield of Delaware is hoping to return an early Christmas gift by state insurance commissioner Matt Denn: a fine of $150,000. Following a Dec. 24 hearing, Denn levied…

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TJX Maxx hacker banged up for 30 years

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Dissent

John E. Dunn reports: Maksym Yastremskiy, the Ukrainian accused of being a key figure in the infamous TJX Maxx Wi-Fi hack of 2005, has been sentenced to 30-years in prison by a Turkish court. Yastremskiy – or ‘Maksik’ as he was sometimes identified – was one of 11 people eventually arrested at the request of…

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