Simone Carrie Diane Folk and Lavelle Denise Payne were arrested, convicted and sentenced for their part in a massive credit-card skimming ring, which netted nearly $750,000 from patrons at some of Washington, D.C.’s most popular restaurants.
But that has been no obstacle to getting other restaurant jobs.
Folk, a 28-year-old single mother with two children, worked at the M&S Grill at the time of her arrest in late March. In June, she pleaded guilty to using a credit card skimmer to steal credit card information that resulted in roughly $137,500 in purchases and affected 33 financial institutions. (more…)
We’ve been using shredders for about 15 years now. First there was the strip cutter, then the shredder that could chew up credit cards and CDs, then there was the crosscut shredder, and finally we have the shredder that totally pulverizes documents, leaving them looking much like the takings from the dryer’s lint filter.
The American Medical Association raised a fuss about their constituents being considered creditors, and successfully delayed enforcement. But as of August 1, your doctors’ office will probably require that you present identification at every visit.
How important is it that you construct a strong password? Just ask Fox and Friends Weekend co-host Dave Briggs, or former Alaskan governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Both of them have had their email accounts hacked by intruders who were able to guess their victims’ passwords.
