As reported in the Augusta Chronicle, Qadir Shabazz, formerly of Atlanta, has been indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia for allegedly operating a business called “Indigent Inmate,” which distributed information to more than 13,000 prison inmates across the country. Shabazz and his co-conspirators promised benefits to inmates in exchange… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Identity Theft
Subscribe to Identity Theft RSS FeedRoswell Man Sentenced to 7 Years for $9 Million in Fraudulent Sales on eBay
Posted in Identity TheftRobert Hill, of Roswell, Georgia, was a successful seller on the consumer to consumer sales site, eBay, selling more than $9 million in merchandise over 10 years from his eBay store, atlantis_discount_ warehouse_llc. The problem for Mr. Hill, however, is that the merchandise–including computers, iPads, iPods, iPhones, Wii game systems, cameras, golf clubs, and tools–was… Continue Reading
Whitey Bulger’s Girlfriend to Plead Guilty
Posted in High Profile Cases, Identity TheftWhitey Bulger’s longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, is set to enter a guilty plea today in federal court in Boston to multiple counts relating to her 16 years on the run with the notorious Boston gangster. The Bulger case has fascinated us for almost 2 decades after his flight to avoid prosecution just before his indictment… Continue Reading
Northwest Georgia Banks and Credit Unions Hit By Debit Card Fraud
Posted in Fraud, Identity TheftFederal investigators are investigating an outbreak of debit card fraud in Northwest Georgia, according to a story by WCRtv in Chattanooga. Customers of the Bank of LaFayette, Cohutta Banking Company, and Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union in Chickamauga, LaFayette, Rossville and Trion in Northwest Georgia have reported having their accounts drained. Authorities believe that the… Continue Reading
Georgia Resident Rogelio Hackett Pleads to Federal Hacking Charges
Posted in Identity TheftAccording to PCMag.com, Rogelio Hackett, Jr., a Georgia resident, has entered guilty pleas in Federal court in Virginia to a nine-year scheme involving more than 675,000 stolen credit card numbers and more than $36 million in fraudulent charges. The 26 year-old Hackett also allegedly sold the credit card information to others. He will be sentenced… Continue Reading
Georgia, Atlanta, Identity Theft Hot Spots
Posted in Fraud, Identity TheftThe Federal Trade Commission has ranked Georgia 4th among the States and Atlanta 19th among cities for identity theft crimes, as reported in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The rankings are based on complaints received by the FTC in 2010. Significant among Georgia’s numbers are 2,882 complaints of government benefits or documents fraud; 911 complaints of bank… Continue Reading
Alleged Identity Theft Ring Strikes Federal Reserve Chief Bernanke’s Family
Posted in Identity TheftCNN reports that Shona Michelle Young was arrested in Miami on Monday. Young and 22 others face fraud charges on allegations that they operated an identity theft ring which defrauded others of more than $2.1 million. Young was allegedly carrying a fake New York state driver’s license and Visa debit card, both in the name… Continue Reading
Former Government Informant Allegedly Perpetrates Largest Identity Theft in U.S. History
Posted in Identity TheftThe past year has been truly record breaking in terms of the magnitude of the crimes making headlines, most notably arch-Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, attorney scam artist Marc Dreier and the New Jersey public corruption scandal. Now the criminal record-setting has happened again in the area of identity theft. A federal grand jury in New… Continue Reading
Another Reversal in the Supreme Court
Posted in Elements, Identity TheftThe Supreme Court reverses aggravated identity theft conviction holding that the government must prove that the defendant knew the identification he unlawfully transferred belong to another person.
New State/Federal Secure I.D. Initiative IDs Identity Thieves… and Illegals
Posted in Identity TheftIn the ever-increasing cooperation between federal and state authorities, especially in the immigration sphere, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has authorized a Secure Identity Initiative, under which United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Georgia Department of Drivers Services combine resources to investigate identity theft offenses. The first person… Continue Reading