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Fourth State Department worker pleads guilty to passport snooping
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Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:05:51 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135413/Fourth_State_Department_worker_pleads_guilty_to_passport_snooping By Grant Gross IDG News Service July 10, 2009 A fourth person who has worked for the U.S. Department of State has pleaded guilty to a charge connected to illegally accessing confidential electronic passport records, the U.S. Department of Justice said. William A. Celey, 27, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of unauthorized computer access. Since mid-December, three other State Department employees have been sentenced to probation and community service or fines for illegally snooping on passport application files. Celey worked as a contract employee for the State Department as a file assistant, from August 2003 to July 2004, the DOJ said. Celey had access to State Department computer databases, including the Passport Information Electronic Records System (PIERS), which contains all imaged passport applications dating back to 1994. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, July 25-30 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Network with 4,000+ delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com
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