Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Employee Arrested for Identity Theft

November 6th, James Allen Wilson, 44, a previous employee of the billing department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, was arrested for fraudulent activity.

He used the personal information of patients that he found in the hospital’s billing system and was able to fraudulently access some $70,000 by identity theft. He has pleaded guilty to numerous charges including felony, identity theft, insurance fraud and grand theft. He remains in custody until his court date, currently set for January 22nd.

Wilson had set up a fake laboratory company and used beneficiary’s information to submit claims for fictitious services, and received checks from the insurance companies at a post office box he had set up at an earlier time.

Cedars-Sinai is taking additional steps to protect the privacy of their patient’s information, and has made changes in their computer system that does not allow easy access.

In the meantime, those affected are encouraged to view their credit report and monitor their credit and medical accounts.

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