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Pensacola-area credit union employee arrested for alleged dark web fraud scheme

Niceville.comJanuary 6, 20232 Mins Read
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PENSACOLA, Fla. – A former Pensacola-area credit union employee has been arrested on several charges related to an alleged dark web fraud scheme, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has announced.

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According to the FDLE, Wade Hampton Helms, 34, of Arab, Alabama, was arrested on an FDLE warrant last week on one count of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devices; eight counts of criminal use of personal identification information; 34 counts of unlawful possession of personal identification information; and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communications device. All charges are felonies.

“FDLE’s investigation began in September 2022, when internal fraud investigators with a Pensacola-area credit union reported possible fraud related to Helms, who at the time lived in Pensacola and was an employee of the credit union,” the FDLE said.

Agents reportedly discovered that Helms misused his employee access to compromise dozens of credit union member accounts, allegedly taking the members’ personal identification information and providing it to third parties via the dark web.

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“He also assisted the third parties to gain access to the credit union member accounts, resulting in the third parties stealing funds from the accounts,” the FDLE said.

The credit union has notified members whose information was compromised.

Helms was arrested by the Arab (Alabama) Police Department on the FDLE warrant and transported to Pensacola. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail on a $47,000 bond. The case will be prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office, First Judicial Circuit.

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