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Security News in Brief: Man Arrested in Connection with Alleged Role in Twitter Hack

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

A citizen of the United Kingdom was arrested today in Estepona, Spain, by Spanish National Police pursuant to a U.S. request for his arrest on multiple charges in connection with the July 2020 hack of Twitter that resulted in the compromise of over 130 Twitter accounts, including those belonging to politicians, celebrities and companies.

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Security News in Brief: Nepalese Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Entice And Meet A Pregnant 12-Year-Old Child For Sex

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Jacksonville, Florida – United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Sanjay Lama (32, Jacksonville) to 10 years in federal prison for using the internet to attempt to entice a 12-year-old child to engage in sexual activity. Lama was also ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release and register as a sex offender. Lama was arrested on September 25, 2019, in Jacksonville and has been detained since that date. Lama is a citizen of Nepal who, at the time of this offense, was legally residing in Jacksonville and working as an information technology specialist for a local company.

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Security News in Brief: Mississippi Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to More than $180-Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A Mississippi pharmacist pleaded guilty today for his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE and private insurance companies by paying kickbacks to distributors for the referral of medically unnecessary compounded prescription medications that were ultimately dispensed by his pharmacies. The conduct allegedly resulted in more than $180 million in fraudulent billings, including more than $50 million paid by federal healthcare programs.