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Baltimore County Police Department to increase patrols for holiday season, offer crime prevention tips

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—With the holiday season right around the corner, the Baltimore County Police Department is preparing to roll out its holiday deployment. Across Baltimore County, the department has officers deployed to areas residents often frequent during the holiday season. While officers will be more visible at shopping centers and local malls, it is important for residents to take extra steps […]

Nottingham-based Sontiq appoints head of public sector sales team

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Sontiq, a Nottingham-based identity security company, on Monday announced the addition of Walter Hoffman as vice president of public sector sales. An experienced public sector sales executive, Hoffman will help expand Sontiq’s work with government, education, and other public sector entities around personal identity protection, breach readiness, and breach response. During his 30-year career, Hoffman increased government market share […]

Man who stole more than $16,000 in cryptocurrency, orchestrated SWAT attack pleads guilty to aggravated identity theft

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft charges in connection with his involvement in a “SIM swap” and cryptocurrency theft scheme. Kyell Bryan, 20, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to the charges on Tuesday. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge James […]

Maryland drivers impacted by 2018 Uber data breach eligible for compensation

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Friday announced that Maryland drivers impacted by Uber’s 2018 data breach are eligible to receive payments as a result of a settlement reached with the Office of Attorney General and Uber. In September 2018, as part of a multistate action, Attorney General Frosh settled a data breach case with Uber involving the […]

Baltimore County man sentenced to four years in prison for impersonating Secret Service agent, identity theft

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A judge has sentenced a Baltimore County man to over four years in prison in connection with an identity theft scheme. U.S. District Court Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Igor Cooper Rosensteel, 30, of Middle River, to 50 months in federal prison for device fraud and aggravated identity theft, related to a scheme in which he held himself out […]

Consumer Alert: Telephone scammers are spoofing local hospitals and public utilities to steal personal information, threatening to terminate Medicare benefits

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s Consumer Protection Division is warning residents that scammers are “spoofing” local hospital and public utility phone numbers in an attempt to steal personal and medical information, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and/or Social Security numbers, over the phone. Some of the scammers are threatening to terminate Medicare benefits unless the call recipient provides personal information over the phone. Because […]

Parkville resident facing federal indictment for dating, business email compromise scams with alleged losses of more than $2.3 million

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

PARKVILLE, MD—A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging three defendants on federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and aggravated identity theft. Noel Chimezuru Agoha, 37, of Baltimore; Sessieu Ange Oulai, 34, of Parkville; and Kelechi Arthur Ntibunka, 32, of Essex, are all facing federal charges. The indictment was returned on March […]

Baltimore County man pleads guilty in scheme to steal digital currency, social media accounts