Archive for February 2015

Yikes! Florida is No. 1 in the sun on fraud, ID theft Florida’s got it all: Sun. Sand. Identity theft on a massive scale that puts the rest of the country in the shade. Florida leads the nation in both fraud and identify theft complaints per resident, the Federal Trade Commission says today. The metro…

Jacksonville woman pleads guilty to conspiracy to defraud U.S., ID theft A Jacksonville woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and aggravated identity theft Wednesday in federal court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Cherica Daniels, 32, was arrested in March 2012 trying to cash a U.S. treasury note made out to…

Man arrested with hundreds of identities pleads guilty JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 29-year-old man arrested with hundreds of identities in his possession pleaded guilty this week to one count of fraud and nine counts of identity theft. Kency Aime of Biscayne Park faces a maximum of 55 years in federal prison. According to court documents,…

U.S. attorney: Florida tops in ID theft Wifredo Ferrer, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, spoke to 105 people at the annual Palm Beach Crime Watch breakfast Feb. 3 at The Colony.Ferrer told the group that identity theft is the No. 1 consumer complaint in the country and Florida tops the list…

Jacksonville man sentenced to prison for identity theft A 49-year-old Jacksonville man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 months in federal prison for identity theft as well as aiding and abetting the attempted passing of counterfeit checks, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The case began Feb. 26, 2014, when the Florida Highway Patrol pulled over…

Exclusive: Hundreds of private documents found scattered across Grays Ferry PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Hundreds of sensitive court documents were found Tuesday across several streets in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia. The information on them could put hundreds of people at risk. Resident Basym Hasan says he spotted the papers scattered across his neighborhood at…

Paper shredding is crucial to protecting your identity SOUTH BEND, Ind.— While many thieves hit you online through data breaches or compromised accounts, some still rely on old-fashioned methods like mail theft or digging through your trash. That’s why document shredding remains an important tool in the fight against fraud, but with criminals becoming even…

Victims Of Social Security Number Theft Find It’s Hard To Bounce Back Tens of millions of people may have had information stolen, including their names, Social Security numbers and birth dates, when health insurer Anthem’s database was hacked. Having your identity stolen is a frustrating, panic-inducing prospect. Just ask Brandy Freeman, an adult care provider…

U.S. Attorney warns Crime Watch members about rise in identity theft Identity theft is the No. 1 consumer complaint in the country and Florida tops the list for the most reported cases nationwide, said Wifredo Ferrer, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. “The problem that we’re having with identity theft is it’s…

Crime Watch: FBI tips about how to prevent tax fraud and identity theft Last week’s column brought lots of emails with questions regarding tax fraud and identity theft, so I am supplying you with more information sent to me by the Miami FBI office. Submitted by FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jay Bernardo, whose squad investigates…