Posts by Sean Fredricks

IRS Expands Law Enforcement Assistance Program on Identity Theft Nationwide As part of its growing efforts to stanch identity theft crime, the IRS announced the nationwide expansion of its program designed to help state and local law enforcement agencies obtain tax return data needed for their local efforts in investigating and prosecuting the thieves. Beginning…

Sensitive documents found in East El Paso dumpster An east side loan business is accused of dumping its customers’ sensitive documents into a dumpster next to their property, leaving it there for anybody to take. KFOX14 was contacted by witnesses who saw employees of “Quick Bucks Loans” dumping folders with the paperwork into a dumpster…

Insider Identity Theft Growing Amid South FL Hospitals Since 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services has received reports that hundreds of thousands of patients have been affected by breaches at hospitals across Florida. Miami resident Joseph Szot says he was victim. South FL NBC 6’s Myriam Masihy reports the south Miami case is…

Hospital Identity Theft Found at Some South Florida Hospitals Pictures taken in February and March of 2012 show Alci Bonannee and Chante Mozley, two convicted identity thieves, withdrawing cash from several banks in Broward County. The federal government says the money came from stolen tax refunds that belonged to people like Miami resident Joseph Szot.…

Five suspects in ID-theft ring jailed in Broward A ring of five identity thieves who stole and negotiated the sale of more than 6,000 victims’ personal information is now behind bars, authorities said Wednesday. With the help of a confidential informant, the Broward Sheriff’s Office in December began an undercover sting, dubbed Operation Shark Tank,…

2 Miami officers face identity theft charges MIAMI — Two Miami police officers were arrested Thursday on federal charges related to identity theft and tax-refund fraud. Malinsky Bazile, 28, and Vital Frederick, 26, are among 11 Miami police officers relieved of duty in recent months who face potential criminal charges or the loss of their…

Top Secret Service agent helps kick off cyber-crime campaign in South Florida It was no secret why the top boss at the U.S. Secret Service was in South Florida to talk about electronic-based crimes such as identity theft and credit-card skimmers. The region has earned the distinction of being a motherboard of sorts in electronic…

Georgia ranked second in identity theft complaints Identify theft is on the rise in Georgia and the use of social media may be partly blamed for the spike. A recently released study by a group that researches consumer behavior and financial trends reports that unsafe use of social media has played a role in the…

California parks officials probe possible document destruction The California Department of Parks and Recreation is investigating whether crucial records were destroyed by officials at Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area, an off-roading park in the desert east of San Diego. Richard Stapler, a spokesman for the California Natural Resources Agency, which oversees the state parks…

Feds charge tech consultant with fraud, ID theft An information technology consultant accused of applying for credit cards and using stolen identities faces 29 counts of fraud and identity theft. A federal grand jury handed down an indictment against Michael Morton, formerly of Tampa and now living in Clearwater, according to the U.S. Attorney for…