Archive for November 2013

Child abuse, neglect records found dumped in alley PHOENIX (AP) — Thousands of pages of confidential state documents on children and parents involved in abuse and neglect cases have been found dumped in a Phoenix alley, and state officials say they’re investigating how that happened. KSAZ-TV (http://bit.ly/1ggMGP5) reports that a resident gave the station a…

Florida man gets three years in tax fraud scheme at sentencing in St. Louis ST. LOUIS • A Florida man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for his role in a tax fraud scheme that employed stolen identities, including identities stolen from the recently dead. Dwayne Denard Johnson, 34, pleaded guilty in federal…

Identity theft on the rise in Florida, Gainesville no exception Brittnie Baker binge-watched “Orange Is The New Black” on Netflix in two days. She has run a half marathon, traveled to 13 countries and knows almost every word to “Legally Blonde.” But she’s not one-of-a-kind. Capital One, for example, recently had two different profiles for…

Holiday Season Brings Identity Theft With just a few days until the “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” shopping landmarks… many North Central Florida residents are making their lists and checking them twice. But at the top of the list… are concerns about credit card fraud. As “Cyber Monday” grows in popularity– so do the odds…

Police documents found at Fresno chop shop FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — It’s certainly not your “average” find. Fresno Police are worried about the confidential documents they discovered in the wrong hands. Those documents are considered “law enforcement sensitive.” Detectives are trying to figure out how and why they were found at a chop shop in…

Man, 18, known as high-ranking member of theft ring, deputies say Steven Ferguson was spotted trying to break into cars belonging to mourners attending a funeral service at a North Lauderdale cemetery, authorities said. But long before he was arrested Sunday afternoon outside the cemetery, law enforcement officials throughout Florida knew him as more than…

Hundreds of documents with personal info found along Jonesboro intersection JONESBORO, Ga. — Some local residents and business owners are on high alert after hundreds of personal documents were found scattered in the middle of a busy Jonesboro intersection. Channel 2’s Ashley Swann spoke with a man who went to help clean up the mess.…

Identity-theft victim wins $105K jury award for night spent in lockup and arraignment in jail garb A suburban Portland, Ore., resident learned she had been a victim of identity theft in 2008. That’s when an officer from the Clackamas County sheriff’s office stopped by Kimberly Fossen’s home to let her know that a woman arrested…

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, lawmakers team up to protect kids from ID theft TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Parents are always looking for ways to protect their children but many have probably not considered protecting their kids’ identity. More than 50,000 children across Florida have their identities ripped off every year and the thieves are stealing…

Woman Steals Elderly Mother’s Identity MARIANNA – A Jackson County woman is accused of stealing her elderly mother’s identity. The victim call the Sheriff’s Office on Halloween to report her identity had been stolen. The 70-year-old woman made the discovery after pulling a copy of her credit report. Someone obtained several credit cards and opened…