Strike Force Nabs 100+ In Identity Theft Fraud Investigation
More than 100 people were charged after the U.S. Attorney's Office in Florida set up a task force to tackle identity theft.
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More than 100 people were charged after the U.S. Attorney's Office in Florida set up a task force to tackle identity theft.
California's attorney general is leading a criminal investigation into whether employees at San Francisco-based Wells Fargo bank stole customers' identities in the sales practices scandal that rocked the bank and cost its CEO his job, documents released Wednesday show.
Police are hoping someone can identify a man wanted for fraud in Boynton Beach.
A tip to Crime Stoppers led Miami-Dade police to a home where found thousands of counterfeit credit and gift cards.
A Broward County woman will have plenty of time to think about her true identity.
Five men who ran a $100 million tax fraud scam out of a Miramar home will be sentenced today in Ft. Lauderdale federal court.
A former police detective who took part in a stolen identity refund fraud scam has been sentenced to eight months of home detention and probation.
Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who stole thousands of dollars from a Miramar cash machine.
Police are on the hunt for two men who were seen using a fraudulent credit card to make thousands of dollars in purchases.
The FBI has made another arrest in an alleged identity theft scheme.
A former Opa-locka school band director has pleaded guilty to identity theft charges.
Three people have been charged in Orlando with stealing and selling the credit card information of more than 1,800 customers of a company that offers promotional vacations.
A 27-year-old school band director is facing federal charges in what prosecutors say was an identity theft and tax fraud scheme involving some stolen student records.
A sweeps of some Florida gas stations found some patrons may have had their credit card information stolen, especially in South Florida.
A man who operated a number of tax preparation business in Broward was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for an identity theft fraud scam.
Postal inspectors are going door-to-door Monday handing out flyers, offering a reward for anyone who can help put a stop to criminals targeting mail carriers.
If you live in South Florida, chances are you or someone you know has been a victim of identity theft. Florida leads the nation in tax identity theft, where the crooks steal your tax refund. CBS4's David Sutta has details of a new free program that will keep your identity safe.
Another half dozen or so witnesses are scheduled to take the stand Tuesday in a second day of testimony in a hearing to determine whether bond should be granted to a man who reportedly shot a North Miami Beach police officer during a raid.
Have you ever had your identity stolen or had your computer hacked? The answer is probably yes.
Ariel Luis Hernandez was arrested by Pembroke Pines police for allegedly scamming two elderly residents at Century Village out of $197,925.50.
Two South Florida brothers will spend years in federal prison after pleading guilty in an identity theft and unemployment insurance fraud case.
A South Florida health center was the target of a data breach that compromised the personal information of some patients.
A judge sentenced a Hollywood woman to three years in prison for stealing identities from a South Florida medical practice.
Inmates at the Zephyrhills Correctional Facility have not only had their freedom taken away, but their identity too. One of the former corrections officers at the facility has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for stealing the prisoners' identities.
