Jason Needham, 45, admitted to snooping on his former employer – turned competitor – for two years. Needham admitted that he’d obtained information worth more than $5,000 in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act – aka 18 U.S.C. 1030 – which is a felony. He faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, followed by up to one year of supervised release. As part of his plea deal, Needham agreed to make restitution of $127,500 to former employer.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/former-employee-kept-accessing-engineering-firms-servers-p-2451