Middle District of Florida Winter Garden Man Sentenced To 3 Years In Federal Prison For Conducting Series Of Cyber Intrusions Against Former Employer United States Department of Justice
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ppOrlando Florida US District Judge Julie S Sneed has sentenced Michael Scheuer 40 Winter Garden to three years in federal prison for knowingly transmitting a program code or command to a protected computer and intentionally causing damage and for committing aggravated identity theft The court also ordered Scheuer to forfeit his computer which was used to commit the offenses and to pay 68777650 in restitution to the victims of his crimes Scheuer pleaded guilty on January 29 2025ppAccording to court documents Scheuer conducted a series of computer intrusions or attacks directed at his former employer following his termination These intrusions included manipulating allergen information in restaurant menus to indicate that food items were safe for customers with certain allergies when they were not Scheuer also altered menu information related to wine regions to reflect locations of recent mass shootings Additionally Scheuer launched denialofservice attacks designed to lock certain company employees out of their accountsppFormidable relationships with the private sector are a pillar of the FBIs Cyber Strategy Through the strength in our partnerships our Cyber Task Force swiftly identified Mr Scheuer and disrupted his ability to continue threatening the public said FBI Tampa Division Special Agent in Charge Matthew Fodor We are committed to safeguarding a robust Cyber Strategy to unmask malicious cyberppactors to ensure justice is servedppThis case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations Tampa Division Orlando Resident Agency Criminal Intrusion Cyber Squad It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert D SowellppOrlando Florida United States Attorney Gregory W Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Yunier PerezBertemati 40 with 22 counts of access device fraud possessing and trafficking in unauthorizedppJacksonville Florida United States Attorney Gregory W Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Oladapo Olalekan Fadugba 40 Jacksonville with wire fraud aggravated identity theft and making a false statement relatedppTampa FL US District Judge Mary S Scriven today sentenced Colton Neal 26 Brooksville to two years and six months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft Neal pleaded guiltyppMiddle District of Florida
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ppOrlando Florida US District Judge Julie S Sneed has sentenced Michael Scheuer 40 Winter Garden to three years in federal prison for knowingly transmitting a program code or command to a protected computer and intentionally causing damage and for committing aggravated identity theft The court also ordered Scheuer to forfeit his computer which was used to commit the offenses and to pay 68777650 in restitution to the victims of his crimes Scheuer pleaded guilty on January 29 2025ppAccording to court documents Scheuer conducted a series of computer intrusions or attacks directed at his former employer following his termination These intrusions included manipulating allergen information in restaurant menus to indicate that food items were safe for customers with certain allergies when they were not Scheuer also altered menu information related to wine regions to reflect locations of recent mass shootings Additionally Scheuer launched denialofservice attacks designed to lock certain company employees out of their accountsppFormidable relationships with the private sector are a pillar of the FBIs Cyber Strategy Through the strength in our partnerships our Cyber Task Force swiftly identified Mr Scheuer and disrupted his ability to continue threatening the public said FBI Tampa Division Special Agent in Charge Matthew Fodor We are committed to safeguarding a robust Cyber Strategy to unmask malicious cyberppactors to ensure justice is servedppThis case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations Tampa Division Orlando Resident Agency Criminal Intrusion Cyber Squad It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert D SowellppOrlando Florida United States Attorney Gregory W Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Yunier PerezBertemati 40 with 22 counts of access device fraud possessing and trafficking in unauthorizedppJacksonville Florida United States Attorney Gregory W Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Oladapo Olalekan Fadugba 40 Jacksonville with wire fraud aggravated identity theft and making a false statement relatedppTampa FL US District Judge Mary S Scriven today sentenced Colton Neal 26 Brooksville to two years and six months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft Neal pleaded guiltyppMiddle District of Florida
Tampa Office Headquarters
US Attorneys Office
400 North Tampa Street
Suite 3200
Tampa FL 33602ppPhone 8132746000ppStay ConnectedppppHave a question about Government Servicesp
