Nigerian Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Computer Hacking Scheme that Targeted Government Employees
Date Issued | September 23, 2020 |
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Report Type | Investigations |
Description |
NEWARK, N.J. – A Nigerian national was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his role in a computer hacking and identity theft scheme that defrauded vendors of nearly $1 million of office products after 'phishing' e-mail login information from government employees, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. |
View Press Release | https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/nigerian-man-sentenced-three-years-prison-computer-hacking-scheme-targeted-government |