Teledata Communications Ltd

A former employee of a company that helps banks and other businesses gain access to consumer credit reports admitted helping to steal credit histories of thousands of people in a case that prosecutors called the largest identity fraud ever. Philip Cummings, who worked on the help desk at Teledata Communications Ltd., pleaded guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud in Manhattan federal court. He faces up to 30 years in prison.

A former employee of a company that helps banks and other businesses gain access to consumer credit reports admitted helping to steal credit histories of thousands of people in a case that prosecutors called the largest identity fraud ever. Philip Cummings, who worked on the help desk at Teledata Communications Ltd., pleaded guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud in Manhattan federal court. He faces up to 30 years in prison.