Man Asks to be Deported, Can’t Afford U.S.
Members of the Framingham, Mass. Police Department recently reported that an illegal immigrant from Guatemala entered their police station, telling officers that he had stolen another man’s identity. He asked to be deported because he could no longer afford to live in the United States. Officials say that twenty-nine-year-old Carlos Boc was arrested after his [...]
Global Internet Crime on the Rise
The FBI recently reported that international computer spying and information theft are at an all-time high, costing the United States millions of dollars in security measures and threatening many citizens. Shawn Henry, Assistant Director of the FBI, stated that groups in over two dozen countries have taken an “aggressive interest” in penetrating the security of [...]
Miami Check Cashier Part of Identity Theft Ring that Targeted Bernanke
Shonya Michelle Young of Myrtle Beach South Carolina is slated to appear in Miami Federal Court on Tuesday to answer charges in connection to an expert identity theft ring. The woman is accused of being a major check casher for the ring, but was also party to the commission of bank fraud by illegally acquiring [...]
Computer Hacker to Plead Guilty in Million Dollar Identity Theft Case
28-year-old hacker Albert Gonzalez, an ex secret service informant and Miami native, is arranging to plead guilty in a Massachusetts District Court after reaching a plea agreement where he would only receive 15 and 25 years . The man, along with several other Boston based co-conspirators, managed to net more than 40 million credit and [...]