ID thief gets 14 years.

AuthorSwartz, Nikki
PositionNews, Trends & AnalysisIdentity theft - Identity theft - Brief Article

A computer helpdesk employee who took part in the world's largest identity theft case has been sentenced to 14 years in a U.S. prison.

Philip Cummings pleaded guilty to charges of fraud, conspiracy, and wire fraud in September 2004. He was charged with selling online passwords and codes while working for Long Island-based Teledata Communications, a company that provided access to credit databases. Another member of the operation was sentenced to more than three years in prison in June 2004. According to reports, investigations into others involved in the scam are ongoing.

Prosecutors said Cummings agreed to sell an unidentified co-conspirator the passwords and codes for downloading consumer...

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