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Jail Time For ID Fraud

This past Friday, Baltimore resident, Michelle Courtney Johnson, was sentenced to 18 months in jail and a $200K fine for theft and use of PHI [link to http://wjz.com/wireapnewsmd/Woman.sentenced.for.2.1325015.html no longer works].

According to her plea agreement and court documents, from August 2005 to April 2007, Johnson provided a conspirator with names, Social Security numbers and other identifying information of more than 100 current and former patients of Johns Hopkins. That information was used to apply for credit.

It’s good to see more prosecutions and convictions for ID fraud. Hopefully this trend will continue.