Montgomery, Alabama – Tracy Mitchell, of Phenix City, Alabama; Dameisha Mitchell, of Phenix City, Alabama; Latasha Mitchell, of Phenix City, Alabama; Keisha Lanier, of Seale, Alabama; Sharondra Johnson, of Phenix City, Alabama; Cynthia Johnson, of Phenix City, Alabama; Mequetta Snell-Quick, of Phenix City, Alabama; Talarious Paige, of Phenix City, Alabama; and Patrice Taylor, of Midland,…
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Former Navy nuclear aircraft systems administrator charged with hacking
Yesterday, the United States charged two men for their participation in a conspiracy to hack into the computer systems of over 30 public and private organizations, including the United States Navy and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The single-count Information alleges that Nicholas Paul Knight, 27, of Chantilly, Virginia, and Daniel Trenton Krueger, 20, of Salem, Illinois,…
AL: Patient data exposed on the internet due to subcontractor's error
There’s been another addition to HHS’s public breach tool. Punuru J.M. Reddy, MD, Inc. in Alabama reported a breach involving their billing vendor and business associate, PracMan, Inc. The incident, which affected 1,179 of their patients, reportedly occurred on August 22, 2013 and was added to HHS’s breach tool yesterday. In a statement issued March…
Leader of Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Ring Sentenced to Jail
Christopher Davis, of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced yesterday to serve 60 months in prison, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama. Davis was also ordered to forfeit $300,559, which represented the proceeds of his offenses. Davis previously…
Former Fort Benning hospital employee steals military IDs to commit tax refund fraud – indictment
Tracy Mitchell, of Phenix City, Alabama, was indicted by a federal grand jury for her involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama and Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. Mitchell was charged with several counts of…
Ex-employee of Birmingham Social Security office pleads guilty to stealing from beneficiaries
Kelsey Stein reports a follow-up to an insider breach for tax refund fraud involving the Alabama Social Security Department: A former employee of the Social Security Administration office in Birmingham at a hearing Tuesday pleaded guilty to stealing information and benefits. Tabaris Archie Brown, 35, of Montgomery, entered a guilty plea at a hearing Tuesday morning…