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100 North Shore–LIJ Patients Victimized by Identity Theft Ring
Written by Kathleen Roney | April 17, 2012
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Great Neck, N.Y., has announced approximately 100 patients from North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., were victimized by an identity theft ring.
According to authorities, the identify theft ring may have affected nearly 1,000 people throughout the Northeast. North Shore-LIJ is cooperating with the New York State Police and the Nassau County District Attorney's Office to investigate the theft ring.
Letters have been sent to all patients identified as victims.
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