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DEA Data Thief Sentenced to 27 Months
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2002-12-16

A 14-year veteran of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) who fled to Mexico to avoid federal computer crime charges was sentenced in a federal court in Los Angeles on Monday to 27 months in prison for selling information on private citizens he plundered from sensitive law enforcement databases.

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DEA Data Thief Sentenced to 27 Months 2002-12-17
Anonymous (1 replies)
DEA Data Thief Sentenced to 27 Months 2002-12-17
Metzer Crane (1 replies)
DEA Data Thief Sentenced to 27 Months 2002-12-18
Anonymous (2 replies)
DEA Data Thief Sentenced to 27 Months 2002-12-18
On2 Mambo Guy
Maybe because of the pain medication records. 2002-12-19
Anonymous
Any time someone is prescribed morphine or any other addictive pain medication, the doctor writing the prescription is required to report it to the DEA.

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