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2010 — Department of Juvenile Justice: Seven people worked together to collect 880…

2010 550 records affected Share on X

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Seven people worked together to collect 880 fraudulent tax refunds between 2006 and 2008. It is believed that people served through the Florida Department of Children and Families and people connected to the Department of Juvenile Justice were affected. The conspirators somehow gained access to names, Social Security numbers and other information on the state databases.UPDATE (9/15/2011): The source of the breach was found to be two dishonest employees.  On October 28, 2010 a call center super

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