US West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Dec 2009 Misuse (Q15919)
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A data breach risk event |
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December 2009
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Shannon Collins, 41, of Logan, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury sitting in Charleston for committing 35 counts of mail fraud, access device fraud, social security fraud and aggravated identity theft while employed by the Logan office of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). According to the indictment, Collins, also known as Shannon Varney, worked as a case worker in the Logan DHHR office in 2009. Collins is charged with using the social security numbers of two deceased individuals to establish false accounts through which she could claim benefits. Collins then accessed the accounts, filed false claims and had benefits mailed to her post office box. Collins also mailed herself two EBT Cards, formerly known as the food stamp program, which she use (English)
