Tag Archives: identity theft

As consumers snatched up more than 4 million of Apple’s newest iPhone model last weekend, it’s doubtful that many were thinking about how to prevent personal information from being swiped. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html A recent survey by Confident Technologies in San Diego … Continue reading →

Carroll Township, York County— Police in York County release a surveilance photo in hopes of catching a theft. Carroll Township Police say a woman has been using the identity of two women that are in their 80’s and 90’s to … Continue reading →

Child identity theft is a growing crime that is causing damage to the credit reports of children. Scam artists are finding inactive Social Security numbers online and selling the numbers under different names to help people establish fake credit. Most … Continue reading →

It’s scary how easy it is for criminals to get to our personal information – as technology improves, so do the skills of fraudsters. In fact, I find myself being what some think is paranoid – triple checking for the … Continue reading →

A Penn Hills woman and PNC Bank customer service representative has pleaded guilty to a charge of identity theft, U.S. Justice Department officials announced on Monday. Amber Jackson-Dent, 25, pleaded guilty and told the court she had used account information … Continue reading →

Matthew Gene Ballard, 32, of Manteca, has pleaded guilty to mail fraud, bank fraud, credit card fraud, and aggravated identity theft in federal court in Sacramento, according to U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner. http://liarcatchers.com/fraud_investigation.html According to the plea agreement, for more … Continue reading →

A Mineola man is among five people from Long Island arrested and accused of participating in five identity theft rings operating in New York City. According to a Long Island Press report, 25 year old Mineola resident Benny Ahdoot was … Continue reading →

SACRAMENTO – Two Stockton residents, investigated as co-conspirators in an identity-theft scheme, pleaded guilty Friday to a number of charges in federal court. Frank Antwoine Johnson, 33, and Courtney L. Williams, 24, face up to 30 years in prison and … Continue reading →

“Prosecutors call it the biggest identity theft bust in U.S. history. 111 bank tellers, retail workers, waiters and alleged criminals were charged with running a credit-card-stealing organization that stole more than $US13 million in less than a year-and-a-half. ‘This is … Continue reading →

Seventeen-year-old Scottsdale, Ariz., resident Caitlin “Caitie” Hemmerle is up to her eyeballs in debt, including owing $600,000 in mortgage loans and another $100,000 in car loans and credit cards. How did this happen? Easy. Caitie is a victim of child … Continue reading →