Former Department of Homeland Security Employee Convicted of Scheme to Defraud the United States
Monday, April 11, 2022
Charges Involved Theft of Proprietary Software and Sensitive Databases from U.S. Government
A former Acting Branch Chief of the Information Technology Division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS-OIG) was convicted today by a jury of multiple federal charges stemming from the theft of proprietary software and sensitive databases from the U.S. government.
Murali Y. Venkata, 56, of Aldie, Virginia, was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, theft of government property, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and obstruction. Venkata, along with co-conspirators Charles K. Edwards, who previously served as the Acting Inspector General of DHS-OIG, and Sonal Patel, another official at DHS-OIG, executed a scheme to steal confidential and proprietary software from the government along with the personally identifying information (PII) of hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
Moar: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-department-homeland-security-employee-convicted-scheme-defraud-united-states