Vulnerable individuals had their identity information sold by sleazy assisted living facilities employees to others who used it for Medicare and Medicaid fraud. A former health care clinic director and licensed therapist both pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN). Paul…
UConn Health Center Warns Patients of Privacy Breach
From NBC: The University of Connecticut Health Center is notifying patients about a privacy breach that could affect around 1,400 patient records. UConn Health Center issued a news release on Friday morning saying that a former employee, while employed for the center, inappropriately accessed approximately 1,400 patient records that were beyond the scope of the employee’s responsibilities….
Louisiana Tax Return Preparer Convicted of Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
Following a four-day jury trial in Baton Rouge, La., a federal jury convicted Angela Myers yesterday of wire fraud, making false claims, subscribing to false tax returns and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service announced. Based on the evidence presented at trial, Myers operated Angie’s Tax Service, a tax preparation business…
Alabama Defendants Sentenced for Their Role in a Million Dollar Identity Theft Tax Scheme
As an update to a case I’ve been following here and on phiprivacy.net: Corey Means was sentenced yesterday to 20 months in prison and Melba Wilson to eight months home detention for their involvement in a million dollar identity theft tax scheme, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced. According to court documents,…
Two City Of Miami Police Officers And One State Corrections Officer Arrested And Charged For Selling Identity Info for Tax Refund Fraud Schemes
Law enforcement in Miami has its hands full investigating tax refund fraud schemes. It doesn’t help when three law enforcement officers are involved in those schemes. Bernard Beliard, a Florida Department of Corrections officer assigned to the South Florida Reception Center, and Vital Frederick and Malinzky Bazile – two Miami Police Department officers – were arrested yesterday and charged in…
New U.S. Supreme Court Decision Will Likely Impact Data Breach Litigation
Rebecca J. Schwartz writes: On February 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court in Clapper v. Amnesty International confirmed a demanding threshold showing for plaintiffs suing based on increased risk of harm in privacy-related. The decision effectively resolves a circuit split over the application of the Article III standing requirement in data breach cases. Plaintiffs must show that the…