There’s a follow-up to a case involving theft of Flowers Hospital patient data by an employee for tax refund fraud. The data theft was first disclosed in April 2014, and reportedly occurred between June, 2013 and February, 2014. Within weeks, a potential class action lawsuit was filed. Over the summer, the hospital moved to dismiss for…
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AL: Former Flowers Hospital employee sentenced in data theft for tax refund fraud case
He tried – unsuccessfully – to withdraw his guilty plea, and now Kamarian Millender has been sentenced to two years in prison and $18,915 restitution for his role in stealing patient data from Flowers Hospital for use in a tax refund fraud scheme. A lawsuit against the hospital over the breach survived a motion to…
Flowers Hospital ID theft suspect can’t withdraw plea
Lance Griffin reports: A Headland man believed to be involved in a large identity theft incident at Flowers Hospital has failed in an attempt to withdraw his guilty plea. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ruled Monday that Kamarian D. Millender, 29, knowingly and willfully pleaded guilty to “felony information of aggravated identity theft” in July….
Flowers Hospital fraud case update: Defendant seeks to withdraw guilty plea, claims others involved
Dothan First reports: Just days before he is scheduled to be sentenced on identity theft charges the man arrested for stealing patient’s personal information from Flowers Hospital is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea. Karmarian Millender claims he is not the only one involved in the scheme. He also claims to be a victim of…
Flowers Hospital data breach suit: Plaintiffs to amend complaint
Patrick Ouellette writes: A former Flowers Hospital lab technician was indicted in early September on charges that he stole eight patients’ protected health information (PHI) as part of an alleged tax fraud scheme from June 2013 to February 2014. As a result of the breach, five affected patients filed a punitive class-action lawsuit in federal court, referencing a violation…
AL: Flowers Hospital employee indicted for stealing patient info for tax refund fraud scheme
An update to this insider breach at Flowers Hospital in Alabama. The breach, reported in April, has already resulted in a potential class action lawsuit, which the hospital has moved the court to dismiss. In today’s development, Ken Curtis reports: A Henry County man has been indicted on charges he sold personal information of patients…