Monthly Archives: November 2009

276 ID theft, forgery, burglary and drug charges for California OB/GYN

When you hear about a drug addict being arrested on 276 counts of ID theft, forgery, possession of controlled substances and burglary, the smiling face of the OB/GYN who delivered your children doesn’t immediately come to mind.
Even more shocking: you may be among her 15 patients/ID theft victims. Dr. Lisa Barden admits she’s a drug [...]

Gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-for people on your shopping list

Buying gifts for kids is a blast. Buying for elderly parents? Not so much. Once parents, aunts, uncles, etc., reach a certain age they are officially and forever on the Hard to Buy For list.
In the past, I’ve been desperate enough to buy my mother a clock that features a different birdcall at every hour. [...]

Bank of New York Mellon computer tech indicted on 149 counts of ID theft

A computer technician at the Bank of New York Mellon was indicted on 149 counts of grand larceny, ID theft, money laundering, scheme to defraud, computer tampering and unlawful possession of personal identification information.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office accused 27-year-old Adeniyi Adeyemi of committing ID theft against more than 150 of his coworkers at the [...]