Robert 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
Tag Archives: Theft
“BadB” Sentenced to 88 Months in $9 Million Worldwide Identity Theft Scheme, Including from Atlanta-Based Company
Posted in Uncategorized“BadB,” also known as Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin, a citizen of Russia, Israel and Ukraine, was sentenced on Friday to 88 months’ imprisonment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for participating in a worldwide identity theft scheme which resulted in losses of $9 million. Horohorin was indicted in 2009 in the District… Continue Reading
Tax Fraud on the Rise in Georgia–52,000 False Returns in 2010
Posted in Fraud, Tax FraudAccording to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the IRS found more than 52,000 fraudulent tax returns filed in Georgia in 2010, worth $41 million in refunds, an increase over the 29,000 fraudulent returns discovered in 2009 and the almost 16,000 returns in 2008. Last year, the Service and the Georgia Department of Revenue launched more than 20,000… 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
Head of Georgia Medical Equipment Provider Indicted for Medicare Fraud; Atlanta Inmate Indicted for Selling “Cooperation” Information to Defendants
Posted in Fraud, MiscellaneousSamuel Curtis, III, a Texas resident, has been charged with four counts of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia for allegedly attempting to steal more than $500,000 from Medicare, according to an article in the Florida Times-Union. Curtis is alleged to have operated… Continue Reading
Sarah Palin E-mail Hacking Case Goes to Jury
Posted in High Profile CasesKnoxvillenews.com has been intensively covering here, here, here and elsewhere the trial of David C. Kernell, son of Tennessee State Representative Mike Kernell of Memphis and former University of Tennessee student, who was charged in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee with hacking into the electronic mail account of former Governor of Alaska and Vice… Continue Reading
The Iceman Goeth: Computer Hacker Gets 13 Years for $86.4 Million Credit Card Scheme
Posted in Cybercrime, FraudOn Friday, Max Ray Butler, also known as the "Iceman" on the internet and by various other aliases, was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, according to a Department of Justice press release. The Court also ordered Butler to pay $27.5 million in restitution. Butler… Continue Reading
Adult Urinary Incontinence Supplies Fraud? DME Owner Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud and Identity Theft
Posted in Fraud, Health Care FraudIn another sign that nothing is sacred and no area safe from crime, even the adult undergarment industry has now been marred by fraud. Benjamin Essien, 34, owner and operator of Logic World Medical, a Houston-based durable medical equipment (DME) company, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, five counts of healthcare fraud and… Continue Reading
Stars Come Out in Hollywood Wiretap Case
Posted in High Profile CasesTony Pellicano was the "Private Eye to the Star." However, Pellicano’s investigative techniques included threats, illegally tapping phones, and bribing police and telephone company officials to run illegal checks. Consequently, Pellicano and his associates are now in a California district court on numerous charges, including wire fraud, identity theft and illegal wiretapping. Hollywood elite… Continue Reading
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