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...acquired any of this information...the intruders had the opportunity and the tools to do so.” Admissions officers encouraged those whose Social Security numbers were compromised to closely monitor their credit and protect themselves against identity theft. The e-mail suggested that students place a fraud alert on their credit reports, providing links to credit bureaus. Duke also advised applicants to change their passwords elsewhere if they are the same as the one used on the Duke Law School Web site. After the intrusion was discovered last Thursday, administrators immediately took the site offline as a precautionary...
Mahmoud Omar is an informant. He plays the most important role in a terrorism case, yet one you never hear about. Like many informants, Omar worked against the government before he worked for it. In 2001, he pleaded guilty to three counts of bank fraud in Pennsylvania and went to jail for six months. In 2002, Omar, a legal immigrant from Egypt, declared bankruptcy. That same year, the U.S. government tried and failed to deport him. Two years later, Omar was arrested again - this time after he got into a fight with a neighbor. In 2006, the government again tried...
...time, Omar was on probation. In 2001, he had been charged with opening bank accounts, depositing bogus checks and then trying to draw down the account, according to the indictment. He had pleaded guilty to three counts of bank fraud and was sentenced to six months in prison and five years' probation and ordered to pay Patriot Bank $9,550 in restitution. Soon afterward, the Federal Government began removal proceedings against Omar, citing his conviction. He successfully fought the attempt. Then, in October 2004, Omar was arrested again, this time for fighting with a neighbor. After both men declined...
...issued an appeal for help in piecing together Darwin's whereabouts during his absence. "There will be people out there who know exactly where he has been, where he has been living and what he has been doing," he said. Depending on what offense Darwin is charged with, a fraud conviction could earn him up to ten years, says Russell Hayes, a spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service. Hutchinson said police have not spoken to Anne Darwin since the inquest into her husband's death...
South Korea's leading presidential candidate, Lee Myung Bak, averted a setback that could have cost him the upcoming election when government prosecutors cleared him of fraud accusations in connection with a 2001 financial scam involving a former business partner...