Newark Man Sentenced to 16 1/2 Years for Identity Theft

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Todd Yurgin of Newark has been sentenced to 16 years and seven months in prison for identity theft.  This is the longest sentence in Delaware history for fraud and identity theft. His partner in crime, Joseph Aughenbaugh, was sentenced to 12 years and one month. Yurgin pleaded guilty to six charges, including ...

The Consequences of a Teacher’s Facebook Comments

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

We should all know by now that nothing you post on Facebook is private. You may have gone through all the privacy settings to thoroughly lock down your profile, but even so, you can never be sure that your posts will remain hidden. Facebook alters their privacy settings so frequently, ...

Don’t Worry, I Won’t Become an Identity Theft Victim

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

If you’ve never fallen for a scam yourself or become a victim of identity theft, you may think that anyone who does has to be either insanely stupid or insanely naive. Truth is, this is not the case at all, according to an article in the May issue of Kiplinger’s ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Offers 12 Tips to Prevent Identity Theft

Friday, June 17th, 2011

Identity theft starts with the misuse of your personal identifying information such as your name, Social Security number, credit card numbers, or other financial account information. Check your credit report from each of the three major credit bureaus every year. Open your credit card bills and bank statements right ...

Famous Burglar Caught, Another Killed

Friday, June 17th, 2011

Yet another reason to invest in home security systems. Some people work in a building, others on construction sites. Some work in banks and some in people’s homes. Burglars and bandits go to work to rob banks and homes and that’s a normal days work for them. A dude named ...