Dr. Linda Green Data Breach (2009)

Erica Hall was employed by Dr. Linda Green in Coral Springs as an office assistant from March 16, 2009 until February 2, 2011. As an office assistant, she had access to patients’ names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and medical information. Hall is charged with providing the identity information to two of the other other defendants in the fraud/ID theft ring. Also according to the indictment, Sharelle Finnie was employed by Dr. Linda Groene in Fort Lauderdale from January 8, 2009 to February 2, 2011 as a medical assistant. Finnie was authorized to access and copy patient face sheets containing patients’ names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and medical information. She, too, is charged with providing patient information to other defendants in the ring. Both women are charged with transmitting ”multiple patient files” to three other defendants in the case.