A federal judge in Kentucky has given preliminary approval to a settlement between Countrywide Financial Corp., and millions of customers whose detailed financial information was exposed in a security breach. Under the terms of the settlement, Countrywide, now owned by …
A federal grand jury in Iowa has indicted the partner of an alleged embezzler of $5.9 million from the insurance company Aviva USA. According to court records made public Nov. 19, Marla Randolph Stevens is charged with conspiring to commit …
A woman accused of embezzling an estimated $5.9 million from insurance company Aviva USA has pleaded not guilty. Phyllis Stevens entered her plea in Iowa. Court records indicate Stevens was indicted by a grand jury on 18 counts of wire …
Two Delaware brothers have been charged with running a fraud and identity-theft scheme out of the Bear mobile home where they lived with their mother. Federal prosecutors say 40-year-old Joseph Aughenbaugh and his brother, 39-year-old Todd Yurgin used at least …
Consumers and companies are vulnerable to hackers and identity thieves even after U.S. authorities arrested a man they said was a master hacker who stole 170 million credit and debit card numbers. Estimates on the total financial impact of breaches …
A Belfair, Washington couple who ran a private investigation firm have been sentenced to six months in prison and two years supervised release for using illegal methods to dig up dirt on people who were involved in court cases or …
Federal officials announced the indictment of a Miami man in what they say is the largest identity theft ring ever exposed in the U.S. Albert Gonzales, 28, was indicted for conspiring to hack into computer networks supporting major American retail …
On June 6, 2009 Helen C. Rodriguez pled guilty to one count of felony insurance fraud and was ordered to repay $35,000 to GEICO Insurance Co., the Utah Insurance Department reported. According to the DOI, in November 2006 Rodriguez was …
Authorities have arrested a Mesa, Ariz., man who’s accused of forging checks and running up charges on a dead woman’s credit card. Mesa police say 37-year-old David J. Simon was arrested on suspicion of theft, forgery and identity theft in …
North Carolina consumers could soon be able to place a security freeze on their credit reports for free in legislation awaiting Gov. Beverly Perdue’s signature. The Senate gave final legislative approval to expand the state’s 2005 anti-identity theft protection law. …