Category: Possible Episode
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Four FL Defendants Sentenced For Identity Theft And Tax Fraud – eCrimeBytes Nibble #4
Another electronic crime case is brewing for eCrimeBytes: Wolf Obin, 32, of Miami-Dade, was sentenced to 64 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Stanley Moscova, 28, of…
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FEMA IT Staff Arrested In ID Theft & Tax Refund Fraud Scheme – eCrimeBytes Nibble #3
This is another interesting story where a FEMA insider steals tens of thousands of identities: An information technology specialist at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was arrested this week on suspicion of hacking…
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Washington Man Indicted As Serial Swatter – eCrimeBytes Nibble #2
A man was recently indicted as a serial swatter: According to the federal indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Ashton Connor Garcia, 20, made more than 20 “swatting” calls to…
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Florida Sisters Net $25M In IRS Tax Fraud Scheme
It’s tax season! In that spirit, here is a case involving two sisters that filed thousands of fraudulent returns: According to a federal indictment, sisters Petra Gomez and Jakeline Lumucso submitted more…
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Extorting Patients of Vastaamo, An Online Psychotherapy Service
It’s unfortunate the details are scarce on this case, as it would make a good eCrimeBytes episode. A Finnish man was blamed for an attack at an online psychotherapy service named Vastaamo:…