Archive for October 2014

Confidential Documents Exposed in Dumpster Bronson, FL — Some clients of a longtime troubled youth program in North Central Florida have had their personal information compromised. It started when TV20 received information of confidential personal documents being improperly disposed of in Bronson. When we visited the site, we found two dumpters filled and documents sitting…

3 sentenced, 2 indicted in tax fraud, ID theft Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced Tuesday that three individuals have been sentenced to federal prison and two more have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the past months for their roles in related tax refund fraud…

Ex-Health Worker Gets 3 Years Prison For ID Theft MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — A judge sentenced a Hollywood woman to three years in prison for stealing identities from a South Florida medical practice. A federal judge imposed the sentence Friday on 33-year-old La Toya Yvette Tillman of Hollywood, who pleaded guilty in August to aggravated identity…

To avoid identity theft, there have been warnings to shred your old documents and financial statement To help protect your identity, you’re advised to shred papers related to your medical history. Medical identity theft is a very real danger and could happen to anyone. The information in your medical records could allow a thief to…

Former Miami Dolphin imprisoned for identity theft A South Florida man who briefly played with the Miami Dolphins was sentenced to close to 13 years in federal prison Wednesday for identity theft.. Richard Siler, 50, of Hollywood, sold more than 5,000 names and Social Security numbers to a man he knew planned to use them…

Protect yourself against identity theft Business owners are being warned to shred all confidential documents this National Identity Fraud Awareness Week. Running from October 12-18, National Identity Fraud Awareness Week (NIDFAW) aims to educate businesses and consumers on identity fraud prevention by highlighting the importance of destroying hard copy documents containing personal information, such as…

Lakeland Woman’s Nursing Assistant’s Certificate Suspended in Connection With Identity Theft WINTER HAVEN | The Florida Department of Health has suspended the certificate of a certified nursing assistant who formerly worked at Palm Garden of Winter Haven after learning she pleaded no contest this spring to fraudulent use of personal information. Portia Charlton, who lived…

How to protect yourself against identity theft The JP Morgan Chase data breach could affect thousands of Arizonans with deposits, loans, investments or other ties. Here are some general steps you can take to protect yourself if you are the victim of identity theft or your account information has been stolen. Nobody can fully protect…