St. Peter's hospital worker accused of stealing patient information

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http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/patient-1272871-personal-information.html

St. Peter's hospital worker accused of stealing patient information
April 13, 2010 10:35 AM
Michelle Kim

ALBANY -- An East Greenbush man who worked as a medical records clerk at 
St. Peter's Hospital is accused of stealing personal information from 
patient's files to open credit card accounts, the Albany County Sheriff's 
Office says.

Johnathan Harwood, 23, allegedly stole Social Security numbers and other 
personal information from patient's records, then used the data to open 
credit card accounts for making personal purchases online.

Harwood managed to make one purchase, but the item was sent to the 
residence of one of the identity theft victims, the Sheriff's Office said.

Harwood also used computers at the hospital in the fraud. He had been 
working at St. Peter's for just under a year, according to the hospital.

Harwood was charged April 12 with five counts of felony second-degree 
forgery, three counts of felony second-degree identity theft and three 
counts of misdemeanor second-degree criminal impersonation.

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