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Philip Cummings, a former customer help-desk worker at Teledata Communications Inc. (TCI), pleaded guilty in September 2004 to conspiracy, wire fraud and fraud involving identity documents. InfoWorld reported that he and an accomplice used access to TCI customer credentials to obtain and resell credit reports, which buyers used to acquire merchandise or credit cards in other people’s names.
How the credit-report theft worked
TCI made software used by banks and other financial institutions to request credit reports from Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. According to InfoWorld’s September 15, 2004 report, Cummings’s help-desk job gave him access to confidential TCI customer passwords and subscriber codes. He and an accomplice used that access to download credit histories and sell the reports to others.
The U.S. Department of Justice had described the case earlier, in a November 25, 2002 charging-stage announcement. The government alleged that Cummings had worked at TCI from about mid-1999 through March 2000, and that the scheme began in early 2000. Its account said reports were supplied to an intermediary for resale using credentials associated with credit-bureau clients. Those details were allegations in the 2002 complaint, not findings established by the later guilty-plea report.
What the reports were used for
InfoWorld reported that people who bought the reports used them to obtain merchandise or credit cards in victims’ names. The reports therefore served as a source of personal financial information for identity fraud; the cited account does not establish other uses.
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How many people and how much money were involved?
InfoWorld reported that more than 30,000 people had their personal financial information stolen. The Justice Department’s 2002 announcement also put the alleged victim count above 30,000. It said confirmed financial losses exceeded $2.7 million as of November 25, 2002. That is the amount confirmed at the time of the charging announcement, not a final loss determination.
What did the reports cost?
The two accounts give different figures and describe them differently. InfoWorld reported that reports were sold for $30 each. The Justice Department’s 2002 announcement said an intermediary allegedly represented that buyers would pay up to $60 per report. The figures should not be treated as a single price or as interchangeable estimates.
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What happened after the guilty plea?
InfoWorld reported that Cummings pleaded guilty on September 14, 2004, to conspiracy, wire fraud and fraud in connection with identity documents. The article said sentencing was scheduled for January 11, 2005; it does not establish what sentence was ultimately imposed.
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