A $500 million settlement resolving a class-action suit filed in the wake of a data breach at cellular provider T-Mobile is headed for finalization in a Missouri court early next year.

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Where a defendant convicted in a tax fraud case challenged the finding that he committed seven counts of aggravated identity theft, prior case law has held upheld convictions where the defendant neither stole nor assumed the identity of the other ...

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Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to identity theft and was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment; the district court did not impose a term of supervised release. On appeal, defendant asserted procedural error and substantive unreasonableness. Where defendant ...

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Defendant pleaded guilty to various identity-theft offenses. At sentencing, the district court concluded defendant’s advisory guidelines range on three grouped offenses was 27 to 33 months. Defendant appealed, challenging the 27-month component of her sentence and arguing that counsel was ...

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Consumers can now freeze their credit for free under a new federal law. A credit freeze restricts access to your credit file, essentially halting anyone from opening any new credit in your name. The rules used to vary by state, ...

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Consumers can now freeze their credit for free under a new federal law. A credit freeze restricts access to your credit file, essentially halting anyone from opening any new credit in your name. The rules used to vary by state, ...

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U.S. v. Rojas (MLW No. 69342/Case No. 15-1546 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)

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U.S. v. Maxwell (MLW No. 67448/Case No. 13-2670 – 27 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

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U.S. v. Adejumo (MLW No. 67416/Case No. 14-1820 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.)

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U.S. v. Rodriguez-Ayala (MLW No. 67217/Case No. 13-3787 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)

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U.S. v. Foster (MLW No. 65960/Case No. 13-1320 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)

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