An Iowa farmer has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for stealing more than $1.5 million in agriculture subsidies during the COVID-19 pandemic.Tanner Seuntjens admitted to stealing several people’s identities to file additional false claims. Seuntjens pleaded guilty to four charges in September. He is required to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term and pay $1.7 million in restitution to the United States Department of Agriculture.
An Iowa farmer has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for stealing more than $1.5 million in agriculture subsidies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tanner Seuntjens admitted to stealing several people’s identities to file additional false claims.
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Seuntjens pleaded guilty to four charges in September.
He is required to serve five years of supervised release following…
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IT & DATA SECURITY (MITIGATING THE “INSIDER THREAT”)
As seen in the TD Bank case, an employee with too much “access” can sell your customer data to syndicates.
- Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP): Employees should only have access to the specific folders and databases required for their current task.
- Access Revocation: Have a “Termination Checklist” that ensures all digital access (Email, VPN, Banking) is revoked within 60 minutes of an employee resigning or being dismissed.
- System Logs & Audit Trails: Enable “Read/Write Logging” on your server. If a customer’s data is leaked, you need to know exactly which login accessed that record and at what time.
- Encryption at Rest: Ensure that sensitive files (like your customer ID numbers or payroll spreadsheets) are encrypted so that if a staff member copies them to a USB, they cannot be read.