Identity Theft News

South Florida identity thieves jailed in $3 million tax refund case A woman who stole more than $3 million in less than three months by illegally filing fraudulent income tax returns — many on behalf of dead people — was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison. Sabrina Balkman-Bradwell, 47, who is also…

Paper Shredding Facilities Can Help Your Company with Document Destruction Paper shredding facilities can provide services to companies who want to get rid of their boxes of stored paper documents and change over to an electronic document storage system. Paper documents can take up vast amounts of storage space. By employing a mobile paper shredding…

Thieves steal thousands of South Floridians’ IDs to file fake tax refunds The couple arrived at Morton’s Steakhouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale ready to do business. The product they were selling: a flash drive with 700,000 stolen identifications that could be used to file fraudulent tax returns and rake in millions of dollars, according to…

Hollywood man convicted in identity theft scheme A Hollywood man was convicted in an identity theft scheme with fraud totaling $117,000 in victims’ tax refunds, the U.S. State Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Jonathan Torres-Bonilla, 36, was convicted of two counts of access device fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft. He faces a maximum…

Experts warn shoppers to shred all receipts or risk identity theft ORLANDO, Fla. –  After weeks of holiday shopping and making all returns this week, shopper’s receipts will pile up and bills will soon start rolling in. With tax season just around the corner, many consumers will be sorting through plenty of documents loaded with…

Ex-Marine sentenced for stealing identities of active military personnel MIAMI — A former U.S. Marine who violated the trust of members of his unit in Afghanistan was sentenced Friday to almost five years in prison for stealing their identities so he could commit tax refund fraud. Jobson Cenor, of North Miami, had been stationed in…

Target 11 investigates confidential information apparently found on street corner in West End PITTSBURGH — Documents with confidential information including names, addresses and even Social Security numbers were apparently found a street corner sitting next to a dumpster in the West End. Target 11 Investigator Rick Earle has been looking into this alarming story and…

Handling the Document Destruction of Medical Records in the Transition to an Electronic System The transition to Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) have left many hospitals and clinics with paper documents that are no longer necessary. However, improper disposal can lead to violations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act…

Florida Woman Charged With Leading ID Theft Ring Tied To Creve Coeur Case The U.S. Attorney’s Office Tuesday afternoon announced the arrest of Tania Henderson, a Florida woman authorities believe was in charge of “an extensive fraud and identity theft ring” with ties to a Creve Coeur woman arrested and charged with identity theft here…

416 LSU patients notified of possible ID theft BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU hospital system has notified 416 patients that their checking account numbers and other personal information on checks paid to hospitals has been stolen. The LSU Health Care Services Division began notifying patients in November, after learning about the identity thefts from…