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6 from Identity Theft Ring Arrested
KIII TV3
CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) - A 5 month investigation busts up an identity theft ring and puts 6 people behind bars. Two men were picked up in December, as the first arrests of "Operation Altered Lives". The round up continued this week with one arrest ...
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Feds Arrest 99 For Identity Theft, Card Fraud
InformationWeek
Investigators said they're seeing more gangs, including Armenian Power, now embracing identity theft, especially to steal from Medicare and Medicaid programs. "We are concerned with the increased level of fraud committed by these organized groups," ...
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POLICE: Two Georgetown residents face identity theft charges
Bethany Beach Wave
GEORGETOWN — Two Georgetown residents were arrested on identity theft charges after it was discovered they allegedly used their own information on the application. Delaware State Police arrested Dawn M. Greene, 41, and George Jester Jr., 53, ...
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Baton Rouge man sentenced in identity theft case
WXVT
The Advocate reports that Davis and his attorney reached an agreement for the 7-year prison term in return for Davis' guilty plea to aggravated identity theft. Davis admitted that he purchased the Social Security numbers and other identifying ...
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102 year old among ID theft victims
WAVY-TV
(WAVY) - Police say a 102 year old Norfolk woman is among several potential identity theft victims by the same suspect. Investigators say Mark Hilliard went into Norfolk businesses on January 24 and 25 and purchased items using counterfeit checks, ...
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Shred Day Event Helps Public Fight Identity Theft
NJ TODAY
Law enforcement experts agree that shredding personal documents prior to recycling helps guard against identity theft. The Shred Day event will also feature a fraud prevention information booth, consumer education brochures, free give-aways, ...
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NJ TODAY
Gainesville man charged with identity theft, fraud
Gainesville Sun
By Karen Voyles A man accused of stealing another man's identity and then racking up nearly $2000 in charges on a credit card in the victim's name has been arrested on fraud charges. An investigation by the Gainesville Police Department showed an ...
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INTELIGENSA USA Launches the i-Pin®
Business Wire (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--INTELIGENSA USA launches the i-Pin®, a smart card that calculates dynamic PIN keys to fight identity theft in online banking and payment transactions. Online identity theft is a major concern for bank customers that use ...
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Identity theft case could have local tie
News-Leader.com
The Madison County Sheriff's Office said a computer virus may have allowed victims' credit cards and personal identification numbers to be compromised. In many of the cases the victims have reported that charges have been made on their accounts from ...
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5 arrested in credit-card fraud, ID theft
Santa Maria Times
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies have arrested five Los Angeles-area people on suspicion of identity theft and use of fraudulent credit cards in the Santa Ynez Valley. About 2:45 pm Tuesday, security officers at the Chumash Casino Resort ...
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Police Beat: Former Bergen resident already in custody accused of identity theft
The Batavian
Dustin M. Locicero, 26, formerly of 16 Gibson St., Bergen, is charged with criminal possession of stolen property 4th and four counts of identity theft. Locicero, currently an inmate at the Elmira Correctional Facility, is accused of possessing a ...
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Orlando Jones joins 'Identity' pilot
Digital Spy
The show focuses on a group of police officers who are involved with fighting identity theft. According to Deadline, Jones has signed up to play a member of the team. He has previously appeared in shows including Rules of Engagement, Everybody Hates ...
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'Unknown' taps into the fear of losing one's identity
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In "Unknown," Liam Neeson isn't just a victim of identity theft. Another man has stolen his entire life -- and his wife. Or that's what Dr. Martin Harris' concussed brain tells him in the action-driven ...
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Deportation for man in identity-theft case
Edmonton Sun
By PAMELA ROTH, Edmonton Sun Wilbur Bangsoy thought he could move from the Philippines to Edmonton and live a quiet life under the identity of his deceased brother. But on Feb. 14, the true identity of the 40-year-old — wanted in his homeland for ...
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Lost or Stolen Mobile Can Lead to Identity Theft
Finextra
Much of this loser-ness can lead to identity theft if that mobile falls into the wrong hands. So what are your options for protecting your digital life extension? Invest in a service that locates, locks, wipes and when you get a new phone, ...
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$2 million theft ring busted in Portland, much sold on Internet
The Columbian
This was the culmination of an eight month long investigation into one of the largest burglary, identity theft, and stolen property fencing operations in recent history. 38 year-old Steven Terrill was identified as the ringleader of a network of ...
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Public Safety Log: Feb. 18, 2011
Hermiston Herald
Christina Jolene Wallace, 32, 1800 NE 10th St., Hermiston: Two counts of identity theft, forgery I, two counts theft II, fraudulent use of a credit card. Agustin Diego Sonora, 30, 1215 W. Madrona Ave., Hermiston: Open container. ...
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U.S. v. BRADFORD
Leagle.com
Selena Bradford pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and bank fraud, use of a fictitious name and address in furtherance of mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud, and misuse of a social security number. See 18 USC §§ 1349, ...
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Deputies Nab Five for Credit Card Fraud
Santa Barbara Independent
By Tyler Hayden (Contact) Five people were arrested by Santa Barbara Sheriff's deputies this week suspected of using fake credit cards — made with personal information taken from identity theft victims — to withdraw cash and gamble at the Chumash ...
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MasterCard and Symantec launch Display Card in US
Pivotal Payments
This provides merchants, cardholders and issuers with stronger identity theft and online fraud protection. Symantec completed the acquisition of VeriSign's authentication and identity business in August 2010. The VIP Authentication Service is a ...
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Police Partners with Federal Agency to Reduce Internet Crimes
Patch.com
By CM Schmidlkofer | Email the author | 11:00am The Crystal Lake Police Department has joined a federal task force which will increase its level of investigation and law enforcement relating to computer crimes such as identity theft, child pornography ...
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One In Seven Social Security Numbers Are Shared
BlogHer (blog)
Identity theft can happen to anyone. McAfee Identity Protection, offers proactive identity surveillance, lost wallet protection, and alerts when suspicious activity is detected on your accounts. McAfee Identity Protection puts victims first and ...
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Cyber Bullying—Coming Soon to a School Near You
Patch.com
By Mitchelle Stephenson | Email the author | 10:30am Recently, school counselors at two area schools had to deal with a kind of cyber-identity theft problem, wherein a student created a Facebook page in the name of another student—and then used the ...
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Two local men charged in federal Armenian gang indictment
Hesperia Star
A total of 99 defendants were charged with a variety of crimes including kidnapping, extortion, bank fraud, identity theft and narcotics trafficking. Gustavo "Bam Bam" Ortega, 40, of Hesperia was charged with Rico violations, bank fraud, ...
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Shopping by Smartphone
Connected World Magazine
This, despite the fact 73% expressed significant privacy and identity theft concerns related to mobile devices. Accenture labels these "tech forward" consumers as early adopters of digital devices that connect to the Internet and who use at least four ...
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Law & Order
Times Daily
Dana Terry Pruett, 37, 229 Lawrence 352, Trinity, is charged with identity theft, Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Mitchell said. Mitchell said Pruett's arrest is the result of a four-month investigation. The sheriff said in October his department received ...
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Mayor's Desk: Paper Recycling and a Congratulations
Patch.com
Much of it we toss in the trash – but in these days of identity theft, that may not be too sensible. One solution is to buy your own shredder, but then it is a nuisance to rip off our address label or other identifying lines, turn on the shredder, ...
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What the Stuxnet industrial sabotage worm teaches us about Internet security
Examiner.com
Similarly, family members can inadvertently grant permission for malicious code to download into your network and PCs with catastrophic consequences including identity theft and exposure to sexual predators. Below are some examples of potential malware ...
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Mobile Apps Are Leaking Data on You
Blogger News Network (blog)
by Identity Theft Speaker in All News Tracking users is all the rage. A battle is being waged over our data, and there are several parties involved in this fight. We voluntarily offer our data to various companies, only to discover that they are using ...
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Police Report - Feb. 18, 2011
Glendale News Press
Stephanie Lawrence, 28, was arrested Feb. 12 on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance. Julio Linares, 28, was arrested Feb. 12 on suspicion of identity theft and warrants for driving without a valid license and unlawful sex with a minor.
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Barbour County church burglarized
Eufaula Tribune
Identity theft was reported Feb. 8 in Eufaula. According to an incident report, the victim went to a Eufaula tax-filing business to file her taxes only to find that someone had already filed her taxes using her information. » The windshield ($200) of a ...
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W.Va. hospital breach raises information security concerns
SecurityInfoWatch
He said the site's been secured and no cases of identity theft were reported since the breach was first reported last week. But he says it should serve as a lesson to all hospitals in West Virginia to better protect patients' personal data. ...
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American Airlines agent charged with fraud
Examiner.com
She was arraigned last February 3 on a 66-count felony complaint charging grand theft, possession of stolen property and identity theft. Travelers who purchased tickets from Ms. Johnson, or paid for additional fees, were unaware that their credit card ...
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PhoneGuard To Offer GuardedID's Keystroke Encryption Software Along With Its ...
TMCnet
By Carolyn J Dawson, TMCnet Contributor StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. is a company that specializes in the prevention of identity theft & data breaches. The company recently announced that TMS Inc. will be bundling its GuardedID's Keystroke Encryption ...
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Cashier admits to thefts from Sam's Club members
Allentown Morning Call
Guy Camille Massalou Diatta, 23, pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor identity theft and was immediately sentenced to two years' probation by Lehigh County Judge Maria L. Dantos. The judge also ordered Diatta to perform 300 hours of community work ...
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Apps let you do taxes, track refund, deposit checks
USA Today
Ondrej Krehel, of Identity Theft 911, says consumers too often don't password-protect or encrypt the phone's data. And they store personal information such as bank account numbers, Social Security numbers and other confidential information. ...
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USA Today
No bail in Sarich murder case
Albany Democrat Herald
Sarich, 43, is accused of causing Mills' death to conceal crimes of perjury, identity theft and theft by deception. Marion County Circuit Judge Dennis Graves said following a five-hour bail hearing in Linn County Circuit Court that "there is a strong ...
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Florida Clinic Owners, Doctor Charged in $5 Million Health Care Fraud Schemes
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Five owners and operators of Dynamic Physical Therapy, Inc. were charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to defraud the Medicare program of approximately $649000 ...
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This Week's New Movies: "Unknown," "Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son" and "I ...
NBC Chicago (blog)
A skinny comedian dressed as a fat woman, a teenage hunk from outer-space, the worst case ever of identity theft, a film from the WWF, a couple docs and some low-budget indies are on offer this week... Martin Lawrence is back as cop Malcolm Turner and ...
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Cyber crime costs £27bn
CITY A.M.
UK citizens lost an estimated £1.8bn through identity theft and £1.4bn in online scams, according to research by consultancy Detica, a subsidiary of BAE Systems, on behalf of the Cabinet Office. "Our estimates are largely illustrative because we ...
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Friday's police log: Lomita and the Palos Verdes Peninsula
Daily Breeze
By Stephanie Walton Staff Writer Identity theft. Feb. 12. The victim's personal information was used to make an unauthorized purchase of merchandise on credit from a large retail store. Burglary. 11 am to 4 pm Feb. 13, 400 block of Via Almar. ...
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Small firms reveal cybercrime concerns
TaxAssist Accountants
... more important to put in place robust security measures." The study also showed that cybercrime, including computer hacking and identity theft, is a bigger concern for businesses than the theft of cash, which garnered just eight per cent of the vote.
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More charges
Newsworks.org
The Delaware County Times reports police are now considering pressing charges against Ferguson for filing a false report. Ferguson brought the photo to police claiming she'd been a victim of identity theft after someone posted the picture online. ...
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Andrews credit union offers financial classes
Capital Flyer
(Identity Theft): 11 am-noon, Feb., 25, Airmen & Family Readiness Center Reservations for these two seminars can be made via the Airmen & Family Readiness Center at 301- 981-7087. The third seminar will be held at the Andrews Federal Credit Union ...
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Police Blotter
UI The Daily Iowan
Cloressia Kinder, 27, 2604 Bartelt Road Apt. 2B, was charged Wednesday with assault causing injury. Bryan Patterson, 36, 1223 Arthur St., was charged Jan. 28 with second-degree theft, forgery, and identity theft.
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