Man Sentenced in Theft of Patient&#39;s Identity
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SEATTLE, Nov. 6 -- A technician at a cancer center was sentenced to 16 months in prison for stealing the identity of a gravely ill patient, who spent months trying to clear his name while the disease ravaged his body.
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HOPE, Ark. - A Hempstead County prisoner returning from a dentist's appointment Monday morning used a stolen dental pick to commandeer a jail transport vehicle and escape.
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A once-powerful state senator at the center of a corruption scandal was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for taking payoffs from the health care industry.
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Variations on identity theft that involve criminal records or medical histories give rise to their own special nightmares.
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A doctor takes a risk and goes against a patient's wishes in order to save his life.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A once-powerful state senator at the center of a corruption scandal was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for taking payoffs from the health care industry.
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A man charged in one of the largest identity theft scams in U.S. history pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and fraud in connection with identity documents Tuesday and could face up to 50 years in prison, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney David Kelley, of the Southern District of New York.
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A Sri Lankan burglar who pretended to be a patient to steal cash from a hospital ended up in a ward himself after he jumped out of the window and broke his leg.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Portland man was sentenced to six months in federal prison for breaking into a NASA computer systems in 2001 and causing more than $200,000 in damage.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A man accused of fondling home health care nurses while posing as a mentally retarded person who needed diapers changed has been sentenced to a year on home confinement.
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Snohomish County sheriff&#39;s investigators are searching for a man who they believe broke into a cancer patient&#39;s home Sunday morning.
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Computer thefts at Kaiser Permanente and at an Indiana health center may have exposed sensitive data on more than 45,000 people.
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A man arrested for allegedly posing as a doctor offered free gynecological services and set up an office in a self-storage complex, authorities said.
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Man had been charged with one of the largest such scams in U.S. history.
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A convicted and registered offender writes in with his side of the story.
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By Leslie Griffy and Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  May 31--A former San Jose medical manager has pleaded guilty to stealing a computer and a CD that contained personal medical information of about 200,000 patients, a state Department of Justice spokeswoman said today.
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Several of the largest health care providers in the county have sued the Sheriff&#39;s Department, claiming they have been shortchanged by at least $1.2 million over the past 15 months for medical care given to sick jail inmates.