Corrupt U.S. Customs Agent Sentenced For Data Deals
A C|Net News article by Declan McCullagh, via ZDNet Australia, reports that:
A recent court case demonstrates, once again, the dangers of assembling massive police databases and trusting that law enforcement officers with access are paragons of virtue.More here.
In this case, the unvirtuous Fed is named Rafael Pacheco, an agent with the US Customs Service in Florida. And the database in question is the Treasury Enforcement Communications System, or TECS, which contains more than a billion records used by Customs and other federal police.
Pacheco was, to put it bluntly, a corrupt cop. He sold access to TECS for money.
posted by Fergie @ 1/17/2008 11:00:00 PM
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