Man Accused of Double-Swiping Credit Cards
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MIDVALE, Utah - Talk about upsizing. Travis Dominguez, 20, has been accused of double-swiping the credit cards of what he considered to be irritating customers at a Taco Bell drive-through.
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A man charged in one of the largest identity theft scams in US history pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and fraud in connection with identity documents this week.
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One D.C. police officer helped himself to a woman's credit card while investigating a burglary at her home, another allegedly spit on a nightclub bouncer in a drunken rage and a third was caught soliciting sex within 10 blocks of police headquarters.
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No-swipe credit cards that use radio waves to relay their data put consumers at increased risk of identity theft, Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday.
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By Ashley Tusan Joyner, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Dec. 13--A Waterloo man was arrested Tuesday on three charges of child pornography and one count of indecent solicitation of a child, both felonies, according to Columbia Police.   Aaron J.
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(InfoWorld) - A grand jury in Omaha, Nebraska, has indicted three people on charges of conspiracy, fraud and aggravated identity theft related to a "high-tech" scheme to hijack online brokerage accounts, the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced. The 23-count indictment, returned in January and unsealed Monday, charges Jaisankar Marimuthu, 32, and Chockalingam Ramanathan, 33, both of Chennai, India, each with one count of conspiracy, eight counts of computer fraud, six counts of wire fraud, two counts of securities fraud, and six counts of aggravated identity theft as part of this "hack, pump and dump" scheme. The indictment also charges Thirugnanam Ramanathan, 34, a native of India and resident of Malaysia, with one count of conspiracy, two counts of computer fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, the DOJ said. Marimuthu and Thirugnanam Ramanathan have been arrested in Hong Kong. The DOJ has identified more than 60 customers and nine brokerage firms in the U.S. and elsewhere as victims, with one of the brokerage firms reporting more than $2 million in losses. This case is the first time that individuals have been arrested overseas in connection with an online brokerage intrusion scheme perpetrated in the U.S., the DOJ said. In a related action, the SEC filed a civil complaint against all three defendants Monday. Between July and November, the defendants, operating primarily from Thailand and India, used their personal online brokerage accounts to purchase shares of several thinly-traded stocks, according to the indictment. They then hacked into online brokerage accounts of others, using stolen user names and passwords, or established new brokerage accounts using stolen identities, the DOJ said. Using these accounts, the defendants made several unauthorized purchases of the same stocks to drive up the market price. Once the share prices were artificially inflated, the defendants sold their own shares for a substantial profit. For example, Marimuthu placed orders on Aug. 28 through his personal online brokerage account, for 32,000 shares of stock at prices from $2 to $3.20 per share, the DOJ said. Chockalingam Ramanathan also placed an order through his personal online brokerage account to purchase 450 shares of the same stock for $3.20 per share. The same day, the defendants gained unauthorized access to the online brokerage account of an unsuspecting investor, according to the indictment. They then used this account to illegally acquire 26,000 shares of the same stock at prices from $2.84 to $3.40 per share, causing the stock's trading volume to rise to more than nine times its 15-day average. Marimuthu then sold more than 30,000 shares of the stock at a substantial profit by Aug. 29, the DOJ said. Marimuthu was arrested on Dec. 20, by Hong Kong police on charges of computer fraud, money laundering and possession of equipment to make a false instrument. These Hong Kong charges are for crimes similar to those in the U.S. indictment. Thirugnanam Ramanathan was arrested by authorities in Hong Kong on Jan. 26, at the request of the U.S. Chockalingam Ramanathan is at large. The U.S. government will seek the extradition of the arrested defendants to face charges in Nebraska, the DOJ said. The conspiracy and computer fraud charges in this case each carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Wire fraud and securities fraud carry maximum sentences of 20 years and 15 years respectively. Each count of aggravated identity theft adds two years in prison.
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The cases, involving credit card fraud, corporate espionage and other offenses, are part of what the Justice Department calls Operation Web Snare.
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RSA has uncovered an online store where fraudsters trade in stolen credit cards.
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NOVATO, Calif. - A man was convicted of various theft charges, after prosecutors say he stole computers from the courthouse while he was on trial for computer theft.
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A subcontractor for the Disney Movie Club was caught selling customer credit card numbers and other data.
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A man who walked into a shop and amused shoppers by juggling with lipsticks and other expensive cosmetics from its counters faces charges after being spotted pocketing them during his performance, police said Tuesday.
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QUINCY, Mass. - John Russo has been a victim of identity theft. So when he was asked to fork over a photo ID just to be seated at an IHOP pancake restaurant, he flipped.
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By Andy Meinen, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Feb. 18--PANAMA CITY -- Police charged two Destin men Saturday after they allegedly were caught shoplifting.
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The former N.Y.S.E. trader, Donald R. Foley II, who worked at Fleet Specialists, faced two counts of securities fraud.
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A man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers is charged with wire fraud and money laundering for activities related to his business.
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LOS ANGELES -- A lawyer has been convicted of using a credit card scam to pay his way through law school. Christian Ehlers, 29, a 2001 graduate of Loyola Law School, was found guilty Tuesday of conspiracy, fraud
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OMAHA, Neb. - A 36-year-old Omaha man accused of luring women to his home and taking urine samples when they thought they were applying for a job was found guilty Thursday of two counts of criminal impersonation.