As a follow-up to a case previously covered on this site, WRAL now reports: A Durham woman was sentenced Thursday to prison after pleading guilty to using the personal information of city employees to obtain credit cards and purchase items online and by phone. Alexis Faison, 27, of 1028 Slateworth Drive, pleaded guilty to 39…
Home health aide indicted for ID theft
The Associated Press reports on another instance of home health aides stealing identity information or credit cards from the vulnerable individuals they are supposed to be caring for: Juliet Rose Levesque, a home healthcare provider from Fall River, stole the identity of a Bristol man for whom she was providing in-home nursing services. Levesque is…
Everett man who stole IDs of 70 people is sentenced
A follow-up to a case previously reported in Bits ‘n Pieces Cathy McLain reports: An Everett man was sentenced to 40 months in prison Wednesday on federal bank-fraud and identity-theft charges that involved fraudulent use of the identities of about 70 people. Craig A. Galey, 35, had pleaded guilty to the charges in U.S. District…
Il: Hacker Arrested for Stealing Bank Info
Short item from Israel National News: A 21 year old Or Akiva resident has been arrested on suspicion that he hacked into computers and stole personal details – including bank account details – from dozens of people. The hacker used a trojan horse, working in the background and collecting data from its victims, and forwarding…
KY: 8 Indicted In Alleged ID Theft, Prescription Drug Ring
Steve Tellier reports: The U.S. Secret Service said it has busted a one-of-a-kind identity theft ring, and one of the suspects is also accused of trying to kill another member of the ring. Eight suspects were indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday. The Secret Service said the suspects stole the identities of about…
SB hospital fined $325,000 for breach of patient records (updated)
Lora Hines reports: Community Hospital of San Bernardino has been fined a total of $325,000 for breaches of more than 200 patient records by two employees in 2009. Community Hospital is one of five facilities statewide recently fined $675,000 for unauthorized access of nearly 230 medical records for more than 200 patients in violation of…