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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
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On2 Mambo Guy
DEA Data Thief Sentenced to 27 Months -Why was the company that bought it not punished 2002-12-21
Anonymous
The company that paid him for the information should be treated the same way that fences are treated for stolen goods. They should lose their investigation license and be finded at least twice what they paid for the information.

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