UF: Shands patients could be victims of ID theft.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has notified almost 15,000 patients of a medical clinic that they may have fallen victim to identity theft.

Letters were sent Tuesday to 14,339 patients of UF & Shands Family Medicine at Main following the arrest of a man who once worked at the clinic.

The Gainesville Sun () reports 25-year-old Arthur Thomas was arrested Tuesday following an investigation that began in October.

A Jacksonville sheriff’s office reports says Thomas was stopped for speeding and officers found a duffel bag with about 1,600 personal identities on a computer-generated appointment information sheet. Officials allege that he acquired insurance information from patients and may have shared it with a third party.

The university says patients at the practice between March 2009 and October 2012 may be a victim.

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