Legislation to alleviate pain of identity theft LEE COUNTY, Fla. – We are just days away from the deadline to file your tax returns. But, what happens if someone steals your identity, files it for you and gets away with your tax refund? ID theft and tax refund fraud happens more in Florida than anywhere…

S. Florida Is Ground Zero For Taxpayer Identity Theft MIAMI (CBS4) – With the April 15th tax deadline less than two weeks away, hundreds of thousands of taxpayers are still waiting for last years’ refunds. So what’s the problem? South Florida is ground zero for the worst tax refund identity theft rate in the country.…

Patients notified of potential identity theft incident GAINESVILLE, Fla. ― An employee working at a University of Florida medical clinic who had ties to an identity theft ring may have compromised patient personal and health information. UF is notifying 14,339 patients of the UF&Shands Family Medicine at Main practice that they should take appropriate measures…

Florida Identity Theft FLORIDA – State lawmakers are moving to make it a crime to possess information that could be used to commit identity theft. The need for a change came to light after a six year old girl brought 52 debit cards to school for show and tell. Police could not prosecute her mother,…

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…