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Prisoner accused of Holocaust scam

August 6th, 2008 · No Comments · U.S. Attorney, identity theft

Federal authorities have accused an inmate in a Virginia federal prison of identity theft, possibly for the purpose of filing false claims for benefits intended for Holocaust victims and their descendants.
According to an indictment, John Kenneth Leighnor Jr., 49, used his time at the Federal Correctional Institute in Petersburg to carry out an elaborate ongoing […]

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U.Va. prof is identity theft victim

June 10th, 2008 · No Comments · U.Va., identity theft

Thieves used the Social Security number of a University of Virginia microchemistry professor to steal $22,000 from his credit card account, reports The Daily Progress. Patrick Grant’s personal information was among the data on U.Va. faculty that was breached twice within the past year.
By Paul Fletcher

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Lawyer’s ex-secretary to plead guilty

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments · Richmond, Secretary, identity theft

A lawyer’s former secretary, charged with stealing from a dead woman’s estate, is scheduled to plead guilty today under an agreement with federal prosecutors.
Shelia Mae Boone, who worked for Richmond lawyer Harvey Latney Jr., is charged with forging checks totaling more than $272,000, reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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A law firm’s worst nightmare?

March 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Louisa County, identity theft

U.S. Attorney John Brownlee and Attorney General Bob McDonnell made a joint announcement this morning that may strike fear in just about any law office…or at least send lawyers scurrying to check their internal procedures.
A woman who was a legal secretary in a Louisa County law firm has been indicted in Charlottesville federal court for […]

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