Tag: electronic crime
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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…
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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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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…
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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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Founder Of Fake Prisoner Charity Sentenced For Stealing Over $12M In Tax Refunds Using Prisoner Identities
Let’s get another case posted that is tax related, since it’s tax season. In this case Qadir Shabazz (a/k/a Deangelo Moore, a/k/a Deangelo Muhammad), a founder of a fake prison charity called…
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Three FL Officers Charged, One Sentenced, For Selling Identities And Tax Fraud – eCrimeBytes Nibble #1
This is an interesting case where police officers were the criminals selling stolen identity information: In Belliard’s case, he is accused of selling State of Florida Department of Corrections Daily Intake Lists…
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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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eCrimeBytes S 1 Ep 8: Cyberstalking Behind A Badge In Louisville, KY
This episode we look at the Louisville, KY police department where an officer’s use of a law enforcement only database to stalk his female victims opens up a whole series of departmental…
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Officer Abused Law Enforcement Resources To Cyberstalk Woman
This is an interesting story: Shortly after the women left the store with their purchases, Zarbo texted the woman’s license plate to a dispatcher’s personal cellphone, the warrant stated. Zarbo asked the…