Archive for May 2012

Lawmakers pledge rigorous Florida identity theft law Lawmakers in Tallahassee announced plans to work together on a non-bipartisan plan to crack down on tax refund fraud. In a press conference held in response to an investigation by The Tampa Tribune, lawmakers asserted that they will take steps to make it easier for police and prosecutors…

Non-Profits and Small Business Record Retention Schedules Books In Balance Has Produced A How To Guide For Non-Profits and Small Business Owners In Regards To Retention Schedules That Is Lacking From the IRS San Francisco based accounting firm of Books In Balance says, “There is no definitive answer that governs record retention, but there are…

Identity Theft Leads to Increased Tax Fraud in U.S. (Especially Florida) The IRS receives 100 million tax returns per year, and so far this year, 2.6 million cases of fraudulent returns have occurred Tax fraud is on the rise, especially in the state of Florida where cyber criminals are posing as other people and taking…

Even the Pope is subject to Identity Theft by employees Vatican: Leak of Documents Is Called a ‘Brutal’ Personal Attack on the Pope The Vatican on Tuesday denounced the theft of secret papal documents as a “brutal” personal attack on Pope Benedict XVI. The Vatican’s deputy secretary of state, Archbishop Angelo Becciu, left, said in…

Data breach costs South Shore Hospital $750,000 fine Weymouth — After a breach in patient and employee files that occurred two years ago resulted in a $750,000 fine, South Shore Hospital officials say the medical facility has taken additional steps to protect sensitive information. “Even though the circumstances were unfortunate, the hospital takes full responsibility…

D.C. Police investigate alleged discovery of burning personnel documents The D.C. police internal affairs division is investigating an incident in which burning police and fire department personnel documents were allegedly discovered in dumpsters at the fire department’s training academy Friday. Firefighters found the documents when they were dispatched to the training academy about 5 p.m.,…

Mount Olive Police charge woman found in Mine Hill with identity theft A 32-year-old woman reported that someone who resided in an apartment at Hensysn Village had used her identity to open a bank account. According to police, Officer Chad Rossy responded to the residence on May 1 at 7:39 p.m. to meet the woman…

A child is 51 times more likely to be a victim of than an adult is   Greensboro, NC — It happened at age six. “It’s really scary. Just to think what could happen to me in the future – and what it’s going to effect,” said Madison Polansky. Ten years later, Polansky had no…

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Gangs Move From Drugs To ID Theft On the same night the Miami Dade Gang Task Force was out chasing gang members for the types of crimes what you would normally expect — dealing drugs, stealing cars, and carrying guns. Another operation was taking place. In a parking lot for Miami Dade College’s North Campus,…