Tag Archives: identity theft

Teens can be easy targets for fraudsters. Scammers seek out teens because teens have clean records and no established credit reports. Teens are also avid social network and Internet users, where personal data are more readily available. The result is … Continue reading →

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Florida man was sentenced Monday to nearly three years in prison on access device fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. The sentencing follows an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). … Continue reading →

It started with one report of identity theft a couple weeks ago. Now more than a dozen reports from one Forest Lake neighborhood have come in. Credit cards have been opened fraudulently in residents’ names, and the suspected monetary loss … Continue reading →

A recent scam has surfaced in which the identify of a Texas attorney, who had not practiced in years, was used to set up a fake law firm website using the attorney’s maiden name, former office address, and portions of … Continue reading →

STOCKTON — Dawn Marie Ramirez, 27, was arrested Friday night on felony charges involving identity theft and stolen property. Ramirez was arrested as part of a large, multiagency sweep involving Lathrop police services, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office and … Continue reading →

Mayo Clinic Health System of Austin documents have led Austin police to a man who may have been illegally working at Hormel for more than five years. Police arrested Caltzontzin Gonzalez-Alonso, 33, on Sept. 12, after Mayo officials discovered that … Continue reading →

A Highland woman faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to identify theft Friday in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis. During her plea, Christina Whittaker, 51, of Highland admitted that she had fraudulently obtained two … Continue reading →

Two New York men accused of identity theft and credit card fraud will be arraigned on Thursday after being arrested in Monroe. Police responded to Rite Aid at 435 Main Street, on July 10 for a report of fraudulent credit … Continue reading →

Skeeter Manos was arrested and charged with new crimes Wednesday, 10 days before he was to begin serving a prison sentence for stealing money from the families of four slain Lakewood police officers. Tacoma police took the disgraced former police … Continue reading →

SEBRING — Agents are still investigating the possible thefts of the identities of 1,170 patients of Heartland Pathology, spokeswoman Paula Reed said Thursday from the Secret Service’s Miami office. According to an Aug. 31 press release from attorney Kelly Sullivan … Continue reading →