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Man Caught After Stealing ID Of Woman At CT Verizon Store, Police Say Man Caught After Stealing ID Of Woman At CT Verizon Store, Police Say
Man Caught After Stealing ID Of Woman At CT Verizon Store, Police Say A 24-year-old man is facing multiple charges in Connecticut after allegedly stealing his victim’s ID at a Verizon Wireless store in Fairfield County and using it to make fraudulent eBay orders and Venmo transactions, police announced. In Darien, an investigation was launched in September 2020 after a woman reported that her identity had been stolen after she visited the Verizon store to upgrade her iPhone. A spokesperson for the Darien Police Department said that while she was at the store, she was instructed to write down her account ID and password to allow an employee to transfer data fr…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman From Region Indicted For Reselling Stolen Goods, Money Laundering Woman From Region Indicted For Reselling Stolen Goods, Money Laundering
Woman From Region Indicted For Reselling Stolen Goods, Money Laundering A Western Massachusetts pawn shop owner was indicted on accusations of money laundering and reselling stolen goods on eBay. Mimi Mai, age 48, of Springfield, was indicted on Tuesday, Feb. 22, on one count of interstate transportation of stolen goods, four counts of money laundering and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Mai was arrested on Tuesday, the report said.  Mai owned and operated the EZ Exchange pawn shop in Holy…

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by Nicole Valinote
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COVID-19: FBI Investigating Reports Of Fake Vaccination Cards COVID-19: FBI Investigating Reports Of Fake Vaccination Cards
Covid-19: FBI Investigating Reports Of Fake Vaccination Cards The FBI has launched a probe into the discovery of phony COVID-19 vaccination cards that are being sold by fraudsters online and through social media, threatening the progress America has. been making in combating the virus. FBI investigators and other federal officials are looking into the fake COVID-19 cards that are supposed to be administered by healthcare providers before one receives a first dose of the vaccine, but have instead been making the rounds online. Officials said that since there’s no way to authenticate vaccination cards, it's even easier for scammers to create their own, …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19 Shopping: Website Locates Hard To Find Items Near You COVID-19 Shopping: Website Locates Hard To Find Items Near You
Covid-19 Shopping: Website Locates Hard To Find Items Near You As stores sell out of staple items - such as toilet paper and hand soap - ahead of what could be another isolating COVID-19 winter, there’s a website that helps people locate difficult to find items in their areas. It’s called InStok. The website and accompanying app were recently developed by two University of Texas students who saw their parents struggle to find hand sanitizer and other popular items in March. InStok tracks the availability of in-demand items at Target, Walmart, Sam’s Club, eBay, CVS, and Walgreens. The results are local and include price estimates. The app is avail…

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by Kristin Palpini