By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A Louisiana Sheriff was arrested on conspiracy, computer fraud, identity theft and obstruction charges, the FBI announced in a statement. Sheriff Royce Edward Toney, 64, of Monroe, La., was arrested on Friday, according to the FBI. The indictment alleges that Toney and another man engaged in a conspiracy to illegally track…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Big goings on in Puerto Rico. Fifty people have been charged in an indictment unsealed Wednesday in Puerto Rico with conspiracy to commit ID fraud as part of their alleged roles in an ID trafficking scheme. The charges were announced by leaders from the Justice Department, ICE, Homeland Securities Investigations, the…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com One lucky FBI agent has won a round trip visit to the Balkan nation of Bulgaria. Announced on Tuesday during Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov’s U.S. visit, an FBI special agent will be sent to Bulgaria to assist the nation’s cyber crime fighting, reports the Sofia News Agency. The agent will…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Russian immigrant Dmitry Yakolev may have been a trained surgeon, but federal authorities say he used his hands to do more than good deeds. In fact, the feds say he was involved in identity theft, bank fraud and credit card theft involving three people they suspect he murdered over several years….
Apparently while the chairman of the Federal Reserve was trying to watch our money, someone was trying to take his. As the story points out: no one is immune from these crimes. By Michael Isikoff Newsweek WASHINGTON — If ever there were living proof that identity theft can strike the mighty and powerful as well…
