Category Archives: identity theft ring

Miguel Bell, accused ID theft ringleader, pleads not guilty

October 28, 2009 – 10:50 am

Yeah, yeah, yeah … innocent till proven guilty … jury of his peers … I know, I know, but, really, how much nerve does it take to plead not guilty when the evidence is so not in a guy’s favor?
Miguel Bell, 29, is accused of leading a ring of 29 ID thieves who stole $1.3 [...]

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Deportation ordered for Armenian man in card reader scheme

September 24, 2009 – 11:53 am

One of two men from Armenia was sentenced to time served and deportation for his part in an ID theft and card-skimming scheme that cost its victims’ more than $570,000.
Artur Grigoryan pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Grigoryan and his accomplice Artur Harutyunyan, also from [...]

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“Wig Lady” ID theft ringleader sentenced

September 16, 2009 – 8:15 am

Charles H. Belim, head of the “Wig Lady” scam ring, was sentenced yesterday to more than nine years in prison for his part in a Washington, D.C. area identity theft scheme that claimed more than 50 victims.
Belim, 58, his wife, Jacqueline Belim, and other co-conspirators stole purses and wallets containing credit cards, photo ID and [...]

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LifeLock review: Fort Lauderdale ID theft ring busted; bankers, postal workers arrested

May 15, 2009 – 1:44 pm

Two dozen people suspected of being part of an identity theft ring have been arrested in South Florida, according to Fort Lauderdale police. The gang is accused of stealing at least $100,000 across the region.
Police spokesman Frank Sousa said 46 people, including bank managers, bank cashiers and at least one federal postal worker, are suspected [...]

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LifeLock review: Who protects their identities while they protect the nation?

March 3, 2009 – 2:26 pm

Cora Dixon traded a 15-year prison term for her guilty pleas to her activities in an identity theft ring that targeted 100 reservists and sailors at Texas military bases and netted almost $2 million from them.

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