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California Man Charged for Scheme Involving Lost Cellphone Claims

Thein Kevin Nguyen, 31, of Sacramento, Calif., has been charged with one felony count of fraud for allegedly running a scam where he reportedly filed 35 fraudulent cell phone loss claims, collected the proceeds from the claims, and then sold …

New York Official Pushes ‘Kill Switch’ for Cellphones

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is pressing wireless carriers to put safety over profits in his effort to require anti-theft measures to be installed in smartphones. The Democrat is sending letters Wednesday to the nation’s biggest wireless carriers …