Tag Archives: identity theft

BOSTON (CBS) – We’ve all heard of identity theft and having our financial information stolen. But now there’s a new, scary twist on this crime. Thieves are stealing medical identities, and that’s leaving victims with big bills and the potential … Continue reading →

FAIRFIELD, Alabama – A Hoover woman is expected to be charged today after authorities say she stole a Fairfield woman’s identity and more than $21,000 over the past two years. Fairfield Police Chief Leon Davis said the theft tally could … Continue reading →

An ID-theft “shark” — who admittedly helped a check-fraud ring steal at least $450,000 — was sentenced to three-to-nine years prison in Manhattan today. Joel Luciano, 30, of the Bronx, helped recruit the small army of identity schleppers who’d march … Continue reading →

A Chilliwack woman is facing fraud charges related to identification theft. On Sept. 19, RCMP executed a search warrant at home in the 46300 block of Yale Road as part of an investigation dating back to 2009 on stolen credit … Continue reading →

Central Square, NY – A Hastings man who allegedly used another person’s credit card information and a false name to buy cell phones and other goods faces felony forgery and other charges, the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office said. Bill H. … Continue reading →

The Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office says Parish Sheriff Randy Seal was recently the victim of a “sophisticated identify theft ring operating from Texas to Florida. Washington Parish is a common target for the ring. Officials say Sheriff Seal and his … Continue reading →

Two men who allegedly stole identities from victims targeted on male-oriented dating websites were in custody Friday. Joseph Najm, 25, and Jonathan Dodrill, 20, were arrested around 2 p.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of La Cienega Boulevard, said Sgt. … Continue reading →

A Bronx man pled guilty today to stealing the identification of a Florida man and withdrawing $4,800 from his bank account, according to court documents. Nathan Fitzpatrick, 52, was convicted of third-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of a … Continue reading →

TAMPA — Two years after local police stumbled on what the first active tax-refund fraud operation they had seen, two of the suspects were arrested Wednesday on federal charges. The two were among 16 people, many described by Tampa Police … Continue reading →

Donna Gabaldon, 41, of Rio Rancho, was sentenced Wednesday morning in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque to two years for her conviction on aggravated identity theft, federal prosecutors said in a news release. Gabaldon, who will be on a year … Continue reading →