Two Charged in Identity Theft Scheme

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

http://www.fbi.gov/philadelphia/press-releases/2011/two-charged-in-identity-theft-scheme

Kenneth C. Osbourne, Jr. and Sheldon Hylton were charged today by
indictment, filed on August 25, 2011, with conspiracy to commit bank
fraud and aggravated identity theft, bank fraud, aggravated identity
theft, and aiding and abetting...

The charges stem from the defendants’ participation in an identity
theft scheme that resulted in the personal identity information of
approximately 86 individuals being compromised. According to the
indictment, defendant Osbourne used his position as a customer service
representative at AmeriHealth Administrators, Inc. to access
customers’ personal identity information, including names, dates of
birth, Social Security numbers, and bank account numbers, and passed
this information along to defendant Hylton....
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