Showing posts with label Spying. Show all posts
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Monday, December 19, 2022

Ex-Twitter worker sentenced to 3½ years for spying for Saudi Arabia

Article Title: Ex-Twitter worker sentenced to 3½ years for spying for Saudi Arabia
Snippet of Article: "...case focused on Abouammo’s efforts to look up information on two Twitter users, a $42,000 watch he received from a Saudi official and a pair of $100,000 wire transfers....The attorneys also said Abouammo’s actions paled in comparison to those of Ali Alzabarah, another ex-Twitter employee, who was accused of accessing thousands of Twitter accounts on behalf of Saudi Arabia. Alzabarah left the United States before being charged. ..."


Source: nypost.com

[tag] Saudi Arabia, Spying, Twitter (Pre-Musk Era), [/tag]