Archive for May 2014

2 Florida men indicted in identify theft ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two Florida men are facing federal charges in Missouri of trying to collect more than $2 million in fraudulent federal income tax returns using hundreds of stolen identities. An indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses 24-year-old Terrell Langston of Tallahassee and 24-year-old Montrail Austin of Miami…

Keeping your identity safe during a move Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer — and for many Americans it’s the beginning of moving season. Indeed, summer is the busiest time for movers. College students are moving home for the summer or moving to campus for summer studies. Interns are moving into apartments. Families…

Clinic tries to link patients to lost medical records KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Two days after papers from a Kansas City women’s health clinic, including sensitive documents containing patient medical and financial information, were found blowing around near 63rd Street and Prospect Avenue, the clinic said it’s trying to determine whose records were lost. A passerby…

Former Palm Beach health clerk gets 2 years in federal prison for identity theft WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — A former senior clerk in the Palm Beach County Health Department has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for identity theft involving patient information. A federal judge imposed the sentence last week on 31-year-old…

Your junk mail trash is a thief’s treasure FORT MYERS, Fla. – We call it junk mail but too many people are finding out the hard way that thieves don’t consider it junk at all. They come in the mail everyday: pre-approved credit card offers, notices from your bank or car loan provider. Do you…