NYT/AP: 2 Teens Arrested in Theft of VA Laptop

[DeepModem Mom]

2 Teens Arrested in Theft of VA Laptop
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 5, 2006

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two teenagers were arrested Saturday in the theft of a laptop and hard drive containing sensitive data on up to 26.5 million veterans and military personnel, authorities said.

The government-owned equipment was stolen May 3 during a burglary at the Maryland home of a Veterans Affairs employee. The laptop and hard drive were turned into the FBI June 28 by an unidentified person in response to a $50,000 reward offer....

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Jesus Alex Pineda, 19, and Christian Brian Montano, 19, both of Rockville, Md., were arrested early Saturday, Montgomery County police said.

Pineda was charged with first-degree burglary and theft over $500. Montano was charged with first-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary, theft over $500, and conspiracy to commit theft over $500....

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Authorities said the suspects did not specifically target the VA employee's home in Aspen Hill, Md., and did not realize the hard drive contained veterans' information until the case was publicized....

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Vets-Data-Theft.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[Monkeyman]

1. Buyers statement looked and sounded like he know for days

It does not explain the scams of calling veterans on the data

http://vawatchdog.org

[Monkeyman]

2. And it does not explain the active duty personals data on the internet

[Ian David]

3. "Dude, I'm gonna streal a Dell!" n/t

[uppityperson]

4. Jesus and Christian?

[jpak]

5. Jesus and Christian???

Holy fucking cow!!!

:evilgrin:

[seriousstan]

6. Yep, those crazy Christian naming Hispanics.