Social Security workers in bribery plot

[jbugden@smtplink.alis.ca]

Copyright c 1996 Nando.net
Copyright c 1996 From staff and wire reports 

NEW YORK (Nov 20, 1996 4:42 p.m. EST) - Several Social Security 
Administration employees have been charged with giving confidential 
consumer information to credit card thieves in exchange for bribes as 
low as $10, authorities said on Wednesday.

[...]

The investigation began in February when investigators for Citicorp's 
Citibank found that a large number of Citibank credit cards had been 
sent to customers but never received. But the cards had been activated.

[...]

The Social Security Administration then conducted security reviews to 
determine if any employees had accessed files of individuals.

Gimlett said the investigation was significant because it demonstrated 
"the reality that employees of government agencies or corporations who 
have access to personal information may take advantage of their position 
of trust to steal personal information and sell it for financial gain."

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