Coverage dated December 14, 2022 to December 15, 2022

Ex-Twitter employee jailed for spying on users for Saudi Arabia

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A former Twitter employee has been sentenced to more than three years in jail for using his position at the social media company to steal personal information about Saudi dissidents for the Saudi Royal Family.

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  1. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Former Twitter employee sentenced to more than three years in prison in Saudi spy case (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    (CNN) — A former Twitter manager convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia was sentenced on Wednesday to more than three years in prison. Ahmad Abouammo, a dual US-Lebanese citizen, was convicted earlier this year of six criminal counts, including acting as an agent for Saudi Arabia and trying to disguis…

  2. BizPac Review

    Ex-Twitter manager headed to prison after he's convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia (opens BizPac Review)

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    A former manager at , convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on Wednesday, U.S. prosecutors said. Ahmad Abouammo, who provided […]

  3. CBS News

    Ex-Twitter manager sentenced for spying on dissidents for Saudi Royal Family (opens CBS News)

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    A former Twitter manager was sentenced Wednesday to 3 ½ years in prison for spying and funneling private information about dissidents to the Saudi Royal family.

  4. Al-Monitor

    Ex-Twitter worker gets prison time in Saudi 'spy' case (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    US justice officials on Thursday said a former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi officials was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.Ahmad Abouammo was found guilty in August on criminal counts including money laundering, fraud, and being an illegal agent of a foreign government, according to …

  5. Insider

    An ex-Twitter employee was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison after spying for Saudi Arabia and handing over user info (opens Insider)

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    Ahmad Abouammo, a former Twitter employee, shared confidential details about Twitter users with Saudi officials, for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  6. Engadget

    Ex-Twitter employee charged with spying for Saudi Arabia gets over three years in prison (opens Engadget)

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    A former Twitter employee was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison this week after his August conviction of spying for Saudi Arabia..

  7. UPI

    Ex-Twitter employee jailed for spying on users for Saudi Arabia (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A former Twitter employee has been sentenced to more than three years in jail for using his position at the social media company to steal personal information about Saudi dissidents for the Saudi Royal Family.

  8. PJ Media

    Ex-Twitter Manager Convicted of Being Saudi Arabian Spy (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    This gives a new meaning to Twitter jail. Former Twitter manager Ahmad Abouammo was just sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison after he was convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia—and apparently...

  9. FOX Business

    Former Twitter employee sentenced to prison for sharing confidential info with Saudis (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    A former Twitter employee was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison this week for providing confidential data about users to Saudi Arabian officials.

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