Employee of State Department Accused of “Sextortion” of College-Aged Women
Creepy!
ABC News reports.
State Department Employee Accused in ‘Sextortion’ of College-Aged Women
A State Department employee has been arrested and charged with computer hacking, cyber-stalking and extorting college-aged women in what authorities say was a scheme to gather sexually explicit material.
Michael C. Ford, a State Department employee who has worked out of the U.S. Embassy in London since 2009, is accused of using government computers there to conduct the alleged crimes. He was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sunday and is scheduled to appear in a federal court later today.
Authorities said investigators found a spreadsheet on Ford’s work computer that appeared to summarize criminal activity that included a list of approximately 250 e-mail addresses he may have used to target the women.
State Department Employee Accused in 'Sextortion' of College-Aged Women (ABC News)