Tag Archives: identity theft

A 43-year-old St. Paul woman, who was a former employee of the Minnesota Board of Psychology, pleaded guilty Thursday, June 21, to aiding an identity theft ring by stealing clients’ personal information. Robin Dawn Finger pleaded guilty to one count … Continue reading →

MANHATTAN — A would-be identity thief found himself in cuffs after getting busted last week trying to swipe debit card information at a SoHo cash machine. First Precinct police arrested Mady Diakite, 34, after a security guard at a Chase … Continue reading →

Stealing an identity isn’t always as simple as snatching a purse or pilfering a credit card. Sometimes, it requires a disguise. On Tuesday, a judge issued a warrant for the arrest of a North Miami woman authorities say donned a … Continue reading →

DES MOINES – The Iowa Secretary of State’s Office is refusing to make public emails related to an identity-theft case involving its elected leader Republican Matt Schultz and a former Barack Obama presidential campaign staffer. Iowa Watchdog asked the secretary … Continue reading →

COVINGTON—A former northern Kentucky police chief, arrested Friday on wire fraud and identity theft charges, will appear in court today for a detention hearing. A federal indictment, unsealed late Friday afternoon, charges Carl Mullen, 49, the former chief of the … Continue reading →

A Florida man has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for stealing the identity of a western Pennsylvania soldier while the soldier was serving in Iraq. Twenty-eight-year-old Robert Frank Key, of Clearwater Beach, Fla., was charged by federal … Continue reading →

Conducting an everyday search using internet search engines poses more threat for web surfers than e-mail accounts, according to an analysis conducted by Blue Coat Security Lab. With e-mail users smartening up to phishing scams, thieves are now searching for … Continue reading →

While it’s the fastest-growing type of identity theft, a new Nationwide Insurance survey reveals few people know what medical identity theft is or how devastating it can be to your credit and your health. The national telephone survey commissioned by … Continue reading →

Federal agents recently arrested a Troy woman on felony charges for allegedly stealing the identities of 800 people while working at an area hospital as part of a government tax fraud scheme. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s … Continue reading →

Stealing victims’ identities was the first step toward pilfering from their online banking accounts, according to a cyber bank fraud indictment announced Thursday. Fourteen South Florida men and women were indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for their alleged involvement … Continue reading →