Archive for November, 2011
Weekly Feedback Update- Week 48
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Technotopia Doesn’t Exist
From the Annals of Extreme Wrongness, here’s Alan Greenspan in 2005: “But recent regulatory reform, coupled with innovative technologies, has stimulated the development of financial products, such as asset-backed securities, collateral loan obligations, and credit default swaps, that facilitate the…
New Jersey DMV Workers Charged With Identity Theft
Two New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicle employees were charged by prosecutors (pdf) with identity theft in Mercer County, New Jersey. The two were caught selling personal information including names, addresses, birthdays, and social security numbers … See all stories on this topic » Technorati Related posts: The Very First Most Misused Social Security Number [...]
How To Prevent Identity Theft While Traveling
Identity theft doesn't just happen when you're at home. In fact, you may be even more vulnerable to it while traveling because you're carrying your valuable personal information around with you in unfamiliar and distracting environments. … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: 10 Top Mistakes People Make that Could Lead to [...]
Ridgefield woman, Palisades Park man plead guilty for roles in ID-theft ring
BY PETER J. SAMPSON A Ridgefield woman pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and fraud charges Tuesday, admitting she was the second-in-command of a large-scale identity theft and bank-fraud ring based in Bergen County. Speaking through a Korean … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: A Chicago broker who lived an alternate life [...]
Alert employee foils ID theft of more than $4000
5 on a charge of identity theft . Hernandez told police that after the store issued a temporary credit card to Bridges, she and another woman began picking up colognes, perfumes, pants, coats, purses and shoes without regard for price. … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: Rental Scams on Craigslist-Part 2 [...]
Leader of massive Bergen identity theft ring admits guilt
Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office alerted the FBI after finding evidence of the ID theft ring on a computer they found in the house. The scheme was run by Sang-Hyun “Jimmy” Park, of Palisades Park, who pleaded guilty to his role in … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: A [...]
Ex-Platteville Police Chief Accused Of ID Theft
Scottie Allan Smith, 47, faces felony embezzlement and identity theft charges. Smith turned himself into the Morgan County Detention Center on Monday and was released on $5000 bond. Allen is suspected of looking up personal information on a law … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: CPAs vs The “Red Flags” Rule. [...]
Beaver Woman Charged with Forgery, Identity Theft
Megan E. Hampshire, 21, of Beaver, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, forgery and identity theft on Oct. 29. Hampshire's is accused of using a credit card and forging a signature for expenses totaling $188.72. … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: What is a Credit Card Number? [...]
Platteville police chief arrested on embezzlement and ID theft charges
He was accused of one count of embezzlement and two counts of identity theft . According to an arrest affidavit from the Weld County District Attorney's office, investigators identified 14 suspicious gasoline purchases totaling $392.40. … See all stories on this topic » Related posts: Not All Banks Cooperate! The “Red Flag” Rule And Its [...]