Archive for November 2012

Florida Woman Charged With Leading ID Theft Ring Tied To Creve Coeur Case The U.S. Attorney’s Office Tuesday afternoon announced the arrest of Tania Henderson, a Florida woman authorities believe was in charge of “an extensive fraud and identity theft ring” with ties to a Creve Coeur woman arrested and charged with identity theft here…

416 LSU patients notified of possible ID theft BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU hospital system has notified 416 patients that their checking account numbers and other personal information on checks paid to hospitals has been stolen. The LSU Health Care Services Division began notifying patients in November, after learning about the identity thefts from…

Confidential documents become Thanksgiving parade confetti Nassau police reports? Cops’ names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers? Plainclothes detectives’ license plate numbers? The shredded paper raining down on some spectators at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade wasn’t your typical confetti — and police want to know how it happened. Hundreds of shredded law…

Man accused of stealing identities to get fraudulent tax refunds A 20-year-old North Miami man turned up in Miami federal court on Monday, to face accusations of identity theft and tax fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer. Josue Faustin was indicted on 20 charges that include conspiracy, possession of unauthorized debit cards, aggravated…

Man faces multiple felonies for identity theft A former resident of New Jersey is being held on $100,000 bail after he was charged with eight felonies based on an accusation that he had stolen the information of a South Carolina man and used it to obtain a driver’s license and register two vehicles in Vermont…

Four Reasons Why Shredding Sensitive Documents is a Wise Step for Your Future Paper shredding services can be beneficial to businesses and individuals, not to mention the environment. Many people underestimate the importance of having sensitive and personal documents destroyed in a swift and secure manner, because they are not fully aware of the risks…

“Operation Zig Zag” nabs 17 for identity theft State attorney Angela Corey along with members of the Secret Service and IRS announcing they’ve busted 17 people for stealing hundreds of identities in at least four different states. “Operation Zig Zag” was the joint effort between the state attorney’s office, the IRS, the Secret Service, and…

ID thefts of 49 cops lead to crime ring, feds say The investigation began in March with the discovery that 49 Aventura police officers and six other people connected to the city government were victims of identity theft and tax fraud in the 2011 income tax season, authorities said. On Tuesday, the inquiry led to…