Identity Resolution Daily Links 2008-1-25
[Post from Infoglide Software] The Big Issue at the Big Show
“I spoke recently with Doug Wood, our senior VP of sales who had just returned from the National Retail Federation’s Big Show at the Javits Center in New York. . . . He said that one of the things on people’s minds is the possibility of a recession and how it would impact retailers. . . . What that means for companies like ours that sell to retailers is that the decision makers are going to be even more focused on return on investment (ROI).”
Insurance Journal: 3-Day Dragnet in Fla. Nets 47 Insurance Fraud Arrests
“Officials arrested 47 Floridians so far in a statewide, three-day operation that began Tuesday and will continue through today, targeting 84 individuals for various insurance fraud charges, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink.”
OrlandoSentinel.com: Lake Mary couple arrested in retail theft ring
“A major retail theft ring headed by a Lake Mary couple is thought to have stolen up to $100 million in health and beauty products from retail and grocery stores over the last five years, Polk County detectives announced Thursday. . . . Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said detectives were ‘absolutely shocked’ when they learned of the magnitude of the multi-tier ring, which is though to have struck stores in Orange, Lake and Polk counties, as well as throughout Tampa Bay. ‘This is big-time organized crime,’ Judd said.”
PogoWasRight.org: Immigration database to mine 9 federal sources
“A massive new database program that culls information from more than nine federal sources will help law enforcement agents link possible terrorists or other suspected criminals with associates whose records are in the system, federal officials say.”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Doctor gets probation for $650K insurance fraud
“Totada R. Shanthaveerappa, 73, who was suspended by the state medical licensing board after his indictment in 2005, treated terminally ill patients at his clinic in Stockbridge. He pleaded guilty in October to defrauding insurance companies out of $650,000 for submitting false and misleading claims. Shanthaveerappa paid the entire amount of fraud in restitution.”
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