Man Pleads Guilty in Massive ID Theft Case

According to Computer World, one of the 11 people arrested in connection with the largest case of identity theft in US history pleaded guilty to four felony counts, including wire, aggravated identity theft, and credit card fraud.

Damon Patrick Toey now faces a maximum prison term of five years and a fine of $250,000 on each of the counts. In addition, under the terms of the plea agreement, Toey has to forfeit all of the money he earned for his role in the data theft, which affected TJX Companies Inc., BJ Wholesale Clubs Inc. and several other retailers.

In a court filing yesterday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Heymann said that there is ?forensic and/or testimonial evidence? that Toey and his co-conspirators broke into ?numerous? other businesses that have not been publicly identified. Heymann said he would be willing to submit the full list ?in camera? to the court if needed.

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Six Women Arrested for Identity Theft

Six Women Arrested for Identity TheftTuesday, July 15th, 2008
According to the Sacramento Bee, six Bay Area women were arrested for allegedly using stolen credit cards to buy more than $1 million of merchandise from malls between Sacramento and San Francisco have been arrested by the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force.

Officials say that the women were members of a theft and credit card fraud ring that operates around the world. They have identified more than 400 victim account holders in the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia.

The six women, between the ages of 21 and 37, all have connections to the city of Richmond. Combined, they face more than 180 charges of identity theft and fraud. Three have pleaded guilty and are facing four to eight years in prison. The other three are awaiting trial.

The ring is still under investigation. Officials believe it has a dozen more members.

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