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Spyware, Secret Surveillance: Medical Worker From Clarksville Accused Of Targeting 200 Victims Spyware, Secret Surveillance: Medical Worker From Clarksville Accused Of Targeting 200 Victims
Spyware, Secret Surveillance: Medical Worker From Clarksville Accused Of Targeting 200 Victims A Maryland medical worker secretly accessed private accounts, installed spyware, and surveilled victims — including recording women pumping breast milk — in an alleged scheme that spanned nearly a decade, federal prosecutors say. The indictment was announced on Friday, May 1, in which Matthew Bathula, 41, of Clarksville, is accused of infiltrating a local medical system’s network and exploiting nearly 200 victims between July 2016 and September 2024, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Bathula worked as a pharmacy clinical specialist at a Maryland-based medical system, where prosecutors …
Havertown Trooper Pleads Guilty To AI Porn, State Databases, Secret Recordings (UPDATE) Havertown Trooper Pleads Guilty To AI Porn, State Databases, Secret Recordings (UPDATE)
Havertown Trooper Pleads Guilty To AI Porn, State Databases, Secret Recordings (Update) A Pennsylvania state trooper admitted to creating AI-generated pornography using government databases, secretly recording women, and possessing child sexual abuse material, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, April 8. Stephen M. Kamnik, 39, of Havertown, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to 15 charges — nine felonies and six misdemeanors — following a sweeping investigation into years of misconduct, Attorney General Dave Sunday said. Kamnik, a Pennsylvania State Police corporal since 2011, had been suspended without pay when investigators flagged unusually high bandwidth usage on hi…
Cops Crack $70K AmEx Fraud Case In Oakland, Georgia Man Facing Charges In NJ Cops Crack $70K AmEx Fraud Case In Oakland, Georgia Man Facing Charges In NJ
Cops Crack $70K AmEx Fraud Case In Oakland, Georgia Man Facing Charges In NJ A 39-year-old Georgia man accused of stealing more than $70,000 from a Bergen County victim has been arrested, authorities said. Brandon Delancy was taken into custody in Gwinnett County, GA, following an investigation led by the Oakland Police Department, according to Police Chief Timothy Keenan. The case began in Oakland after a victim’s American Express account was taken over without authorization, in which Delancy used fraudulent online identities to access the account, make purchases, and attempt a large cash transfer, police said. The total financial exposure exceeded $70,00…
Chinese ICE Detainee Arrested In Lower Paxton Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility Chinese ICE Detainee Arrested In Lower Paxton Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility
Chinese ICE Detainee Arrested In Lower Paxton Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility A 32-year-old man from China was found hanging in a detention center shower room just days after pleading guilty to computer crimes, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Chaofeng Ge died by apparent suicide inside the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg on Monday, Aug. 5, according to ICE and the Clearfield County Coroner. Staff discovered Ge unresponsive with a ligature around his neck at 5:21 a.m. in the shower area of his detention pod. He had been in ICE custody for just five days. CPR was initiated immediately, and emergency responders were called, but Ge was prono…
Newark Police Employee Arrested After Burglary, Car Theft Ring Busted: Morris County Prosecutor Newark Police Employee Arrested After Burglary, Car Theft Ring Busted: Morris County Prosecutor
Newark Police Employee Arrested After Burglary, Car Theft Ring Busted: Morris County Prosecutor Update: The story previously included an incorrect mugshot for one of the suspects. The photo has been removed. Daily Voice regrets the error. Several people, including a Newark Police Department civilian employee, were arrested after a burglary and car theft ring that operated in North Jersey was uncovered, authorities announced Friday, July 25. Between September and December 2024, Tyshawn Hoover, Samad Foster, Deeend Coleman-McRae, Zayanna Overby, a juvenile and others broke into homes and stole cars in numerous municipalities, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Union County Prose…
Verizon Manager In Mahwah Accessed Customer's Private Data, Police Say Verizon Manager In Mahwah Accessed Customer's Private Data, Police Say
Verizon Manager In Mahwah Accessed Customer's Private Data, Police Say A Verizon store manager in Bergen County has been charged with computer crime after police say he accessed a customer's personal and financial information without permission. The incident happened on Tuesday, June 24, when a woman went to a Verizon store in Mahwah to purchase a new phone, the Mahwah Police Department said in a press release. She reported that employees transferred data from her old phone to her new one. After she left the store, she noticed a locked note containing sensitive personal and financial information was open on the screen of her old phone, which had been returned …
Sacred Heart University Staffer Busted On Attempted Child Sex Charges: Police Sacred Heart University Staffer Busted On Attempted Child Sex Charges: Police
Sacred Heart University Staffer Busted On Attempted Child Sex Charges: Police A Sacred Heart University Athletics Department staff member has been suspended after being arrested on felony sex charges involving attempted sexual assault of a minor, authorities said.  Matthew Janik, 39, of Seymour, who served as an associate director of athletic communications, faces a series of serious accusations, including enticing a minor by computer, attempted second-degree sexual assault, attempted illegal sexual contact, and attempted commercial sex abuse of a minor, Bloomfield Police said.  Court records reveal that Janik was being held on $250,000 bail. While the det…
Plainfield Police Dispatcher Misused Database For Person Gain: Cops Plainfield Police Dispatcher Misused Database For Person Gain: Cops
Plainfield Police Dispatcher Misused Database For Person Gain: Cops A civilian emergency dispatcher in Connecticut is facing charges after allegedly misusing a police database for personal reasons. The allegations focus on the improper use of a law enforcement tool meant for investigations, not private inquiries. Danielle Branch, 38, of Moosup, was arrested earlier this month and charged with computer crimes in the fifth degree and misuse of computer system information, according to Plainfield police in a Facebook post. Authorities began investigating the woman after a citizen complained that Branch had information about her that she could only have gotten …
Wolcott Women Claimed Elite Hackers Made Her Life A Nightmare, But She Did It All: Police Wolcott Women Claimed Elite Hackers Made Her Life A Nightmare, But She Did It All: Police
Wolcott Women Claimed Elite Hackers Made Her Life A Nightmare, But She Did It All: Police A 63-year-old Connecticut woman told police for years she and another person were the target of an ongoing online harassment campaign that lasted years by an anonymous person who made their lives miserable. But she was sending the messages and threats, police in New Haven County said.  Deborah Ann Calloutas, age 63, of Wolcott, is facing several felonies linked to the alleged faked harassment that went on for years, Connecticut State Police said.  Calloutas first reached out to police in 2021 to say she and her unnamed friend were the targets of hackers who were doctoring their ph…
Ex-Meriden Police Dispatcher Busted After Misusing System To Look Up Victim: Cops Ex-Meriden Police Dispatcher Busted After Misusing System To Look Up Victim: Cops
Ex-Meriden Police Dispatcher Busted After Misusing System To Look Up Victim: Cops A former police emergency dispatcher found himself on the other side of the law when he was arrested for misusing equipment to look up information on a victim more than once, authorities say.  Jonathan Miller, age 26, was charged with two counts of third-degree computer crimes and released on an order to appear, Meriden Police said. Miller worked for the Meriden dispatch center from July 2023 until July 2024 when he was fired for a separate matter. Shortly after his dismissal, investigators learned he had told a friend that he'd used the system to look up information on an acquain…
Peeping Tom Indicted On 68 Charges For Recording Women, Stealing Data In Maryland: Police Peeping Tom Indicted On 68 Charges For Recording Women, Stealing Data In Maryland: Police
Peeping Tom Indicted On 68 Charges For Recording Women, Stealing Data In Maryland: Police A Peeping Tom who allegedly secretly filmed women and stole data from patients' cellphones at his workplace is behind bars in Howard County, according to police. Owings Mills resident Delano Draine, 43, has been indicted on 68 charges for allegedly recording dressing room and upskirt videos of women and illegally accessing private media of patients and coworkers at a Columbia dental office where he worked, authorities announced on Wednesday. In December 2023, a 16-year-old girl reported that while in a dressing room at a clothing store in The Mall in Columbia, she spotted a man re…
Child Pornographer Apprehended By Maryland State Police Investigators Child Pornographer Apprehended By Maryland State Police Investigators
Child Pornographer Apprehended By Maryland State Police Investigators The investigation into an alleged child pornographer in Howard County led to the arrest of a man identified as a suspect by Maryland State Police detectives. Elkridge resident William Gomes, 41, was charged this week after being arrested by investigators from the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit after they developed evidence of possession and distribution of child pornography in the region. The multi-agency investigation was launched in February 2023. According to state police, investigators executed a search and seizure warrant at Gomes’ Howard County home on Thursday, April 27…
Trooper Let Girlfriend Access State Computer System To Reveal Informant, CT State Police Say Trooper Let Girlfriend Access State Computer System To Reveal Informant, CT State Police Say
Trooper Let Girlfriend Access State Computer System To Reveal Informant, CT State Police Say A Connecticut State Police trooper has been accused of accessing a state computer system and revealing information to his girlfriend that identified an informant who helped arrest the father of her child.  The investigation leading to the trooper's arrest began on Monday, Jan. 9, when Connecticut State Police learned that Trooper Mitchell Paz, age 29, had allegedly allowed a third party to access a state police reporting system that contained sensitive information, according to state police.  Upon further investigation into the matter, authorities determined that Paz had accessed LEAS, a s…
Longtime NJ Police Communication Officer Stole, Resold More Than $250K In Equipment: Prosecutor Longtime NJ Police Communication Officer Stole, Resold More Than $250K In Equipment: Prosecutor
Longtime NJ Police Communication Officer Stole, Resold More Than $250K In Equipment: Prosecutor A 21-year New Jersey police department communications officer was charged after allegedly stealing more than $250,000 worth of equipment and shipping it countrywide for personal gain. Eric Coran, 41, of Medford, was charged with second-degree official misconduct, multiple counts of theft, criminal computer activity and impersonation, and second-degree money laundering, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a joint release on Friday, August 12. Coran, a communications officer for the Robbinsville Township Police Department since 2002, was terminated as the charges were issue…
CT Woman Accused Of Stealing $50K From Employer, Police Say CT Woman Accused Of Stealing $50K From Employer, Police Say
CT Woman Accused Of Stealing $50K From Employer, Police Say A Connecticut woman has been arrested for stealing more than $50,000 from her employer. Michelle Anseeuw, age 47, of New Haven, was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 6 for the theft which allegedly took place between Sept. 2020 and Sept. 2021. According to Milford Police, Anseeuw was accused of completing fraudulent customer returns at her previous place of employment, Carquest Auto Supply, at Milford Auto Supply, at 1051 Bridgeport Ave, and stealing over $50,000 from the company. Following her arrest on a warrant, Anseeuw was charged with first-degree larceny and computer crime.  S…
Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal
Heroin Stolen From Evidence By Pennsylvania State Police Corporal A Pennsylvania state police corporal stole heroin, used it at work and attempted to use work software to cover it all up, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Corporal Brian Edward Rickard, 48, of Honesdale, was charged by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards, Internal Affairs Division in conjunction with the Office of Attorney General, according to the release. Corporal Rickard is accused of stealing heroin from the Troop R evidence room, "ingesting it while at work and home, and using work computers and programs to cover up the theft…
Area Man Nabbed On 20 Counts Of Possessing Obscene Sexual Performance By Child, Police Say Area Man Nabbed On 20 Counts Of Possessing Obscene Sexual Performance By Child, Police Say
Area Man Nabbed On 20 Counts Of Possessing Obscene Sexual Performance By Child, Police Say An area man has been arrested by state police for allegedly possessing more than 20 obscene images of children. Ulster County resident, John H. Braunlein, age 74, from the town of Esopus, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 5, for 20 counts of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, said Trooper Steven Nevel.  According to Nevel, the state police computer crime unit was notified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an obscene image was uploaded to an account owned by Braunlein.  An investigation confirmed that Braunlein did download and possess o…
Former Employee Arrested For 'Ransomware' Scheme At Fairfield County Business, Police Say Former Employee Arrested For 'Ransomware' Scheme At Fairfield County Business, Police Say
Former Employee Arrested For 'Ransomware' Scheme At Fairfield County Business, Police Say A 33-year-old out-of-state man has been arrested on a warrant for allegedly hacking into a former Fairfield County employer's computer system, causing the business to become the victim of a "ransomware" attack. Yigitali Ercan, of Philadelphia, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 9, for the incident which took place in September in Westport, said Lt. David Wolf of the Westport Police.  According to Wolf, the company told police that the former employee hacked into their computer and made some modifications to their website. The next day, the company became the victim of ransomware and were un…
Burlington Employee Charged With Stealing Bass River Luxury Boat Company's Business Records Burlington Employee Charged With Stealing Bass River Luxury Boat Company's Business Records
Burlington Employee Charged With Stealing Bass River Luxury Boat Company's Business Records A former yacht company employee is accused of "industrial espionage" for stealing business records, authorities said. Cameron O’Connell, 27, of Prince Street in Bordentown City was charged with stealing proprietary intellectual property, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and New Jersey State Police Commander Patrick J. Callahan said. O'Connell's former employer is Viking Yacht Company, a luxury boat manufacturer in Bass River Township, they said. He was charged with computer crime and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, they said. The weapons charges are…