Unauthorized Computer Use Leads to Criminal Conviction

Newsday reports on a Customs and Border Protection officer who asked other officers to run a computer check to learn whether her sister was under investigation. She had become suspicious after  her sister was stopped and searched at the border while trying to re-enter the United States from Canada. Newsday reports:

She was convicted on a three-count indictment charging her with unauthorized use of a government computer, lying and conspiring to lie. Two other customs officers have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts. A third officer retired after being notified of the investigation.