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CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. —10-13-11
Deputies arrested two metro Atlanta men who they said ran an identity theft ring that defrauded victims across the United States of at least $9 million.
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Intelligence Unit arrested Robert A. Smith, 46, inside his Atlanta high-rise condo building on Wednesday. They also arrested Robert A. Hill, 49, at his Roswell home.
Deputies said the men obtained fake driver’s licenses and then applied for store credit cards. The men purchased high-dollar items from Best Buy, Target, Sam’s Club, Walmart, Home Depot and Lowe's stores, and sold the merchandise on eBay, according to police. Investigators said Hill has been leading the operation for at least 15 years and the number of victims is likely over 8,000.
Investigators, along with the Secret Service, raided five separate locations in Fulton County and seized high-end real estate, a 1999 Lexus, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and $91,000. They also expect to make more arrests.
NPR Marketplace
June 21, 2011
NPR's "Marketplace" recently covered the increase in medical identity theft and, focusing on the devastating effects on its victims. As the article demonstrates, not only does medical ID thefts have a financial component, it also changes the person’s medical history; putting them at risk of improper care in the future.
Insurance Networking News
June 22, 2011
According to a report in the Insurance Networking News, recent data breaches are building momentum for a national standard for breach notification. The report states that during a recent Senate Banking Committee meeting, financial services representatives spoke in support of an Obama Administration plan to "combine a patchwork of 47 state laws on the issue into a federal standard." In addition, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tom Johnson is reported to have said, "Breaches are disruptive and raise the potential for financial fraud, identity theft and, potentially, severe threats to our national economic security."
KGBT-TV
June 27, 2011- Action 4 News found hundreds of documents containing potentially sensitive information in dumpsters near a recently closed local insurer. However, when contacted the previous management of the now-closed Statewide Insurance was reluctant to admit any wrongdoing.
"The documents were supposed to be disposed of probably more securely, however, at the end of the day, those documents are five years or older,” said Jay Barnes, Statewide’s former General Manager.
However, the documents were later found to contain at least one copy of a driver’s license, among other sensitive data.