According to the San Francisco Division of the FBI, Cam Giang, a former employee at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, was sentenced yesterday to one year and one day in prison for wire fraud and the illegal use of a Social Security number in the theft of several employees' identities.
Giang, an IT staffer, obtained the birthdates and Social Security numbers of other UC employees, using the information to create accounts at a web site to complete surveys in exchange for monetary vouchers.
Giang, who was an employee of the University of California (UC) San Francisco Medical Center at the time of the offense, obtained and used the personal information (i.e., birthdates and Social Security numbers) of other UC employees to create accounts on the StayWell Health Management, Inc. (StayWell) website and complete online health surveys on behalf of these individuals without their knowledge or consent. In this way, Giang fraudulently obtained online monetary vouchers to which he was not entitled. Giang completed approximately 382 online StayWell health surveys using the personal information of other UC employees. StayWell discovered Giang’s fraudulent scheme and informed the UC and FBI.
StayWell is a company based in St. Paul, Minn., engaged in the business of providing health management solutions. Since 2009, StayWell has been conducting online health surveys for University of California employees. Survey participants are required to create an account on StayWell’s website. When a survey is completed, the participant is awarded with a $100 online voucher.Giang, who was an employee of the University of California (UC) San Francisco Medical Center at the time of the offense, obtained and used the personal information (i.e., birthdates and Social Security numbers) of other UC employees to create accounts on the StayWell Health Management, Inc. (StayWell) website and complete online health surveys on behalf of these individuals without their knowledge or consent. In this way, Giang fraudulently obtained online monetary vouchers to which he was not entitled. Giang completed approximately 382 online StayWell health surveys using the personal information of other UC employees. StayWell discovered Giang’s fraudulent scheme and informed the UC and FBI.
StayWell is a company based in St. Paul, Minn., engaged in the business of providing health management solutions. Since 2009, StayWell has been conducting online health surveys for University of California employees. Survey participants are required to create an account on StayWell’s website. When a survey is completed, the participant is awarded with a $100 online voucher.
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