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Sun., July 28, 2013 6:00am

Augusta Minister Convicted In Tax Scheme

The former minister of an Augusta church faces up to 20 years in prison after a jury convicted him of stealing nearly $123,000 using fraudulent tax returns.

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Wed., December 12, 2012 3:23am

UGA Info Thief A Former Student

University of Georgia police say they've identified the person responsible for hacking into the school's computer system that contained records of current and former employees. He is a former student and was found dead during the course of the investigation.

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Mon., June 11, 2012 2:49pm

A New Program Flags Over 40,000 Tax Returns

It’s getting harder for identity thieves to steal money from the state Department of Revenue. A new computer program targeting tax fraud has flagged over 40-thousand returns since January. Revenue Commissioner Doug MacGinnitie says the LexisNexis Tax Refund Investigative Solution could save the state from incorrectly distributing $20 million dollars.

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Fri., May 25, 2012 2:49pm

Phoebe Putney Security Breach

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany is warning patients that their personal information might have been accessed by a former nurse accused of identity theft.

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Wed., May 16, 2012 11:17am

Anti-Tax Fraud Program Working

New security measures have saved the state aroound $20-million this tax season. State is screening returns for more information. Georgia is number 2 in identity theft cases.

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Wed., March 14, 2012 11:04am

Georgia 2nd In ID Theft

The Federal Trade Commission data shows Georgia was second in the nation for identity theft complaints in 2011, behind only Florida. The state’s residents filed more than 11,000 identity theft complaints with federal agencies, Better Business Bureaus and other agencies, a 20 percent increase from the year before.

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Tue., October 25, 2011 11:07am

Emory Warns Patients Of ID Theft

Emory Healthcare is warning 7,300 patients of its Atlanta Orthopedic Clinic that thieves who stole medical records compromised several patients’ identities. Emory said most of the patients are not at risk, but the letters come after 32 patient records were among thousands of documents seized in April during an identity-theft ring bust in Duluth.

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Wed., June 30, 2010 12:57pm

Security Breach Under Review

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia has known since March that customers’ personal information had been accessible on-line over the previous five months. But it’s taken until this week for the state’s largest health insurance provider to notify 70-thousand potential victims.

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Thu., September 10, 2009 10:39am

Accounting Office Audit Reveals Security Flaws

An audit of the State Accounting Office revealed security flaws in computer

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