Cancer Patient Catches ID Thief

[Champ]

(AP) A technician at a cancer center has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for stealing the identity of a gravely ill patient, who spent months trying to clear his name while the disease ravaged his body.

The technician, Richard W. Gibson, 42, is the first person in the nation sentenced under a new law designed to protect patients' privacy, federal prosecutors said.

He also will be required to pay at least $15,000 in restitution, including reimbursing patient Eric Drew for the time and money he spent trying to clear his name.

"This court considers your behavior in this case to be some of the most deplorable I've seen in 15 years on the bench," U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinez told Gibson.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/06/tech/main654080.shtml

[miss_kitty]

1. this is the same guy who allegedly stole my info from my hospital records

and sold it on to other cocksuckers who jacked my checking and saving accounts. And opened checking accounts in my name. The FBI could not find where he accessed my info or Eric Drew's info.

cocksucker. I was watching his smug ass on tv last night. He's only sorry Eric drew didn't die. It is alleged he sold mine on. really a total fucker. I hate him. I still get calls from collection agencies.

Roast in hell motherfucker:grr:. I did not die, neither did Eric Drew:grr: :nuke: :grr:

[JimmyJazz]

2. What in the world is wrong with some people???

How in the world can he sleep at night knowing what he has done??? Jesus, I can't even find the words to describe how appalling this is! I agree that he should roast in hell and that he is a motherfucker! I am so sorry to hear this, darling!

There are no words in the English language harsh enough to describe my feelings about this!

[miss_kitty]

6. Bastard was laughing too.

in a rare move, the judge allowed him no go home time. From courtroom to jail. :D I hope he has a great time.

[JohnKleeb]

7. he was fucking laughing?

Really if I had it my way this guy would go in jail with the rapists and murderers, let him be some guy's toy.

[miss_kitty]

11. I think you will get your wish

the judge was unimpressed with his excuse ("I wanted to buy Christmas toys for my 5 kids") and the reality of what he actually purchased (a load of shit)

[Taverner]

8. Hope that bastard pays

Identity theft is worse than simple cc theft, as identity theft totally robs you of everything...

Fucker...

[JimmyJazz]

17. and of someone who is struggling to live - for God's sake -

could it get any fucking lower?

[JohnKleeb]

18. pretty damn low

Granddaddy always was right when he told me it was all about green.

[miss_kitty]

22. No. Hospital security personnel were mortified that this had happened

as a result, several things in the way they handle patient info has totally changed (and ah helped!).

We had a meeting (Privacy officers from Harborview, SCCA and ME!) and hashed out some new security stuff (I used to investigate fraud).

Now the hospital staff has no access to patients' SSNs. The 'Stand Back' from check in line is further away from check in. Hospital acct #s, no longer written on the outside of the remit envelopes. stuff like that.

[jukes]

27. not enough time

for this coward. at least a robber takes some risk for his trade.

i've visited enough joints to know this creep will have a miserable time; pridoners have loved-ones in the cancer victim's circ's.


we all love you, mlle_chatte. sorry this rectum took you off!


:grouphug:

[miss_kitty]

31. Thanks for your thoughts

I thought when I saw him he will have a horrid time. He is definately not 'top of the heap' material. He has no idea. If he did, he wouldn't have been smiling.
:hi:

[amazona]

24. this isn't that uncommon

I read some literature aimed at criminals from our whackjob libertarian friends at loompanics and it has been suggested on occasion that medical records are a great place to steal identities. They often have your social security, and this is, as they deem it, "the keys to the kingdom."

They should not allow social security numbers to be used on medical records for this very reason. Some clerks even sell copies of patient's files for a small fee to identity thieves.

[JimmyJazz]

26. it may not be uncommon, but can you think of anything lower?

It's definitely up there with preying on the elderly - I just don't understand how people can be so heartless! I agree that eliminating social security numbers would help.

However, can I tell you that there is a website used to locate people that easily provides ss #s by clicking on a box - yes, my law firm had to sign release forms and everything, but all it would take is one rouge employee and he or she would have a gold mine on their hands! Our particular firm limits access to the site to one person (me), but I doubt all law firms are so diligent!

[amazona]

28. no i can't think of anything lower

What a world.

[miss_kitty]

29. See # 22

The privacy officers agree with that, as do the FBI and Office of the Inspector General at Social Security

[JohnKleeb]

4. What a fucking asshole

The bastard should be sent to prison for a long time, I am not a "tough on crime" person, I oppose teh death penalty but I think people like this are fucking criminals. I am sorry this happened to you. What a greedy fucker, I guess my grandfather was right, it is all about green.

[miss_kitty]

9. Thanks Kleeb

this guy picked two people (at least) he thought were going to die. When my records got shot to SCCA, it was because they thought my cancer had come back. If it had, it's about 100% fatal in recurrance.

Somebody used my SSN DOB and name to try to open a Sprint acct the same day. I destroy all my info-this was narrowed to be the only place it could have come from.

Luckily, it was scar tissue :whew!:

[JohnKleeb]

12. It was not a problem

I am glad you recovered from cancer though. Sick bastard he is. You know whats funny though I oppose lowering penalties for drug use and I oppose the death penalty always but I believe violent offenders seldom should be let out and that crooks like this fuck should be sent to regular jail. I hope this fuck gets his ass kicked.

[miss_kitty]

16. The asshats using my old checking acct and the other checking acct

use them to buy shit for their mercedes Benz and to take trips to Vegas. Believe me. Not EVERYTHING that happens there stays there...:grr:

[MrScorpio]

10. You need a bayonet, Miss French Kitty?

I can probably scare one up on base.

I'd love to see you carve this asshole a new asshole

[miss_kitty]

13. I think some big ugly men in prison will do that for me.

Although, I don't like that that sort of thing happens there. but he strikes me as being a (edited out)...

[Deja Q]

14. Can we please keep the sexual innuendo to adult matchmaker sites?

You don't see me running around calling all the repukes I hate bushlickers, now do I?

I understand your hatred though... but understand that the society that puts profit over quality will lead to bug-ridden systems that allow bug-ridden people to take understandably advantage of them.

[miss_kitty]

19. I don't care what you call them but since I kinda had a feeling as I hit

post message, and you asked so nicely, I edited that out...and really, I don't think anyone should have sexually-based assault happen to them, just because they are in prison. He'll be at the bottom of the pecking order, no joke or pun intended on bottom, or pecking. Just that phrase about chickens who pick on the lowly one...

Sorry, HypnoToad

[JimmyJazz]

20. hey - you are struggling to live and some asshole steals your

money and everything else you have? I think you have a right to be angry and, as I said in my previous post, sometimes there are no words strong enough!

I cannot even imagine what you went through and, probably are still going through! :hug:

[Deja Q]

21. Thank you! And

:yourock:

I didn't expect you to change the wording, but that's cool that you did! :-)

Don't worry about an apology. You were justifiably angry and had to vent. I know the feeling well, can't blame you for being so vocal, and ID thieves get on my nerves royally as well. (I recently had to open up a new checking account, and I discovered Friday that I lost my insurance card...)

I hope that you can get your ID theft situation under control asap. It can be a nightmare...

:hug:

[JimmyJazz]

23. hey, darling - so do you!

:yourock:

Sometimes accepting an apology is as cool as giving one!

[miss_kitty]

25. Well I need not to give the perception I am attacking someone

because I am angry with someone else. It was thoughtless of me. thanks for your kindness.

The thing is under control. Someone in Vancouver WA is under sentence for using a check with my name on it down there. 20 months probabtion. There is federal activity on some other fronts. And I called the voice mail on my checks over and over and over again-to threaten them, call them horrible names, and fill up the voice mail so they could not get to important messages and to fuck them up. It was totally satisfying. ("You have *185* new messages..."):D

[jukes]

32. mlle_chatte

too short a sentence for this cowardly thief. at least a robber takes a risk for his swag.


you're too sweet to be victimized by this kind of jerk. i hope he gets no parole, & some very hard time.!

[short bus president]

3. 16 months?

16 friggin months? Sure am glad to see they gave HIPAA such sharp teeth. Fucking hell.

[miss_kitty]

5. that was more than the federal prosecutor asked for

he was so not remorseful, smiling and shit. It's a good thing I didn't know about his court appearance. I'd be doing time for contempt. And assault, w/ intent to kill. Or just murder.

They ran his ass straight to the hoosegow too. No stops at home. The judge was pissed at this colostomy bag filler...

[short bus president]

15. I'm sorry you got zapped like that,

and I'm sorry he got off so light. Some people just fucking suck beyond the telling of it.

[jukes]

30. kick

this just sucks...

[terrya]

33. I oppose the death penatlty..but, FUCK, this is pushing it.

This EVIL motherfucker deserves nothing but pain and suffering. I hope this goddamned piece of filth suffers a pain that is long and lingering.

My dad died of cancer a year ago....and to read about what this poor man, Mr. Drew, had to go through...it's sad beyond belief.

As for this Richard W. Gibson sick fuck....roast in hell, motherfucker.

[miss_kitty]

34. I remember seeing Eric Drew on TV when he first found out about it

He was crying. I thing it was about a year ago. I thought "That poor poor bastard. That so totally sucks." It made me cry. Cancer is bad enough. He was ill as fuck, and a truly giving person. Much more ill than I, much more giving than I. They had no idea who was doing it, and the Seattle Police were as useful as tits on a boar. No time, they said. He got the attention of a TV station and they found Mr Asshole on film at Lowe's buying shit.

They went around to crap gift stores in the hospital district, and The privacy officers started getting sick when shop keepers remembered a guy in scrubs making purchases.

If Eric Drew hadn't worked his really ill ass off, I would not have had a clue about my ID theft. And I had the energy to rip the Seattle PD a huge new one. :) Been wanting to do that since WTO.

[JimmyJazz]

35. not to correct your rant, my precious, but I believe the expression

is "tits on a bull" :P I still love you, though.

Some boars, I believe, are female ergo, their tits would be useful...

[miss_kitty]

36. actually I've only heard "tits on a boar"

http://www.johnyu.net/idiom_wm/id49.htm

But it's probably regional...either way it's useless! :P

[JimmyJazz]

38. You know I meant well!

:hi:

As a farm girl (don't tell anyone - I have a rep to uphold) I'd only heard it the way I quoted it!

[GOPisEvil]

37. There is a special place in Hell for Mr. Gibson and his ilk.

Preying on the sick, elderly or children deserves an extra-roasty spot. :grr:

[Blue_Tires]

39. i'm still trying to clear up my credit

after someone took a bunch of cards out in my name (and got even more info using netdetective.com)...death is too good for some people

he only got 16 months???? wtf kind of justice is this?

[underseasurveyor]

40. Years ago when my e-husband was going through cancer treatments

Someone stole some sterling silver jewelry that was left in his room while he was going through a treatment. Then afterwards he was so sick and tired he didn't notice right away things were taken. My X thought maybe it was the guy in the bed next to him that week but he was never sure.

All I know is if I ever see anyone wearing a paticular piece of sterling silver jewelry, I will rip it off their body right then and there. The ex was a talented silversmith and I'll recognize his work anywhere not to mention his distinctive hallmark on the back of everyone of his pieces.
Low life-fuck! Who ever it is :mad:

How selfish of a low-life scum can a person be to steal personal things and ID's from others that are so sick they're unable to defend themselves very well, if at all.

[miss_kitty]

41. I was in the hospital

(Time #2) and sort of came to and caught the crack whore from next door going through my stuff. she did not get anything, and they moved her.

I am sorry stuff got taken. there are too many pieces of shit that are more than willing to steal. It's quite common in hospitals, nursing homes, whereever you might find vulnerable people.