Tag: Department of Justice
Former Mobileum Execs Charged with Fraud; Accused of Faking Revenues
If found guilty, the former CFO and former Chief of Delivery each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
US Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former CEO of Messaging App for Fraud
IRL was once valued at USD1.2bn but founder and CEO Abraham Shafi now faces a potential 20-year prison sentence for lying about paying users to download his app.
$128mn Payout after Telco Cheats Taxpayers for 10 Years
There was also a 5-year prison sentence for Issa Asad, CEO of Q Link Wireless, a provider of comms services to customers in 31 US states.
Police Find SMS Blaster That Sent a Million Smishing Messages in 3 Days
Also in the news: Indian minister reports success with coordinated blocking of spoofed mobile numbers; Danish Navy detains Chinese ship after Baltic submarine cables were cut; SIM swap syndicate busted in South Africa; and what an AI grandma tells us about confused priorities.
Latest AT&T Privacy Breach Leaks Records of Calls and Texts for ‘Nearly All’ Mobile Users
The rot starts at the head.
US Prosecutors Target Alleged Scam Call Centers in the Dominican Republic
11 citizens of the Dominican Republic have been charged with operating a 'grandparent scam', along with five New Yorkers who collected cash from victims.
SIM Swapping Telco Manager Paid $1,000 Plus a Percentage for Each Fraud
A 42 year old man from New Jersey facilitated the takeover of accounts belonging to five customers of his telecoms company.
Trial Date Set for 19-Year Old Accused of Using SIM Swaps to Steal $800,000 in Cryptocurrency
Noah Urban of Florida, USA, must remain in jail pending his trial.
3 Takeaways from the FCC Robocall Report to Congress That You Will Not Read Anywhere Else
The default strategy of the FCC is to impose new rules on legitimate businesses because it cannot enforce old rules for real crooks.
$0 Penalty for Firm That Tricked Victims into Consenting to Robocalls
Response Tree LLC used over 50 deceptive websites to collect data that enabled illegal robocalls, but their $7mn penalty was suspended because they said they could not afford it.
Another $10mn Robocall Fine Turns into a $0 Fine
A US comms provider that may have carried billions of illegal calls will not have to pay any penalty because they said they could not afford to.
SIM Swapper Who Stole Nude Photos and $600,000 Gets 2-Year Prison Sentence
Daniel Mills tagged photos with his alias before posting them online so everyone could see who was responsible for stealing them.
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