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Three Charged, One Sentenced, For Assisting Serial Swatter – eCrimeBytes Nibble #9
This case is an extension of: https://drkeithjones.com/index.php/2023/04/13/three-sentenced-in-fatal-swatting-attack-ecrimebytes-nibble-8/ Neal Patel, Tyler Stewart, and Logan Patten were all charged for assisting Tyler Rai Barriss (from the prior post) in swatting several targets. Neal Patel worked with Barriss to SWAT a video game convention. Patel plead guilty and was sentenced time served. Tyler…
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Three Sentenced In Fatal Swatting Attack – eCrimeBytes Nibble #8
This case has it all: gamers, wagers, and swatting. Unfortunately, it also ended someone’s life. What started as a $1.50 wager on Call Of Duty turned into an innocent father of two’s last night: The indictment says Shane M. Gaskill, a 19-year-old Wichita, Kansas resident, and Casey S. Viner, 18, had a…
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eCrimeBytes S 1, Ep 10, Pt 1: Threesomes And Hitmen!
Highlights: We will learn about one Spokane, WA doctor’s desire to hurt those he thought got the best of him. The doctor’s first victim is a former coworker at the center of an internal investigation ending the doctor’s employment. The doctor’s second victim was his ex wife, but complications with…
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Pair Charged For Impersonating Police Officers To Extort Victims – eCrimeBytes Nibble #7
Here is a recent arrest that is worth watching. This is an interesting twist where the intruders, allegedly part of the “ViLE” group, used powerful law enforcement only databases to target their victims. In addition, they used an officer’s email address to defraud social media companies. The charges stem from…
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Group Of CyberCriminals Breached Tax Preparers, Stole Data, And Filed Millions Of Dollars Of Fraudulent Returns – eCrimeBytes Nibble #6
This is a pretty sophisticated cybercriminal group: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the partial unsealing of an indictment charging Andi Jacques (41, Greenacres), Monika Shauntel Jenkins (33, Hollywood), Louis Noel Michel (28, Hollywood), Jeff Jordan Propht-Francisque (28, Pompano Beach), Dickenson Elan (39, Clearwater), Michael Jean Poix (31, West…
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Anthony “Boo Boo” Gosha And Thirty Conspirators Sentenced For Multi Million Dollar Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme – eCrimeBytes Nibble #5
I had to read this case when the ring leader was named “Boo Boo”. This story reads like a movie: According to the evidence presented at trial and sentencing, between November 2010 and December 2013, Gosha ran a large-scale identity theft ring with his co-conspirators, Tracy Mitchell, Keshia Lanier, and…
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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 Miami-Dade, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Rosny Muller,…
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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 into the human resource databases of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in 2014, stealing personal data on more than…
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Using Logitech Brio In 4K In OBS On A 2019 Intel MacBook Pro
I do a fair amount of recording for my YouTube channel on a MacBook Pro, circa 2019. It has the Intel chip. Nothing I found online worked exactly for me when I used OBS, so here are the settings that worked for me, in case they are useful for someone…
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eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 9: The Rebate Kingpin Of Rural Michigan
During the late 80’s to mid 90’s there was a rebate kingpin in full swing right in the middle of Michigan. From creating fake receipts, to forcing child labor, the kingpin netted thousands of dollars literally only few dollars at a time. Did the fun end there? Not at all. …