Former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Reporters SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former Twitter employee has been convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Ahmad Abouammo, a U.S.
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A former Twitter employee was found guilty by a federal grand jury Tuesday of spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia and participating in a money laundering scheme.
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Reporters SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former Twitter employee has been convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Ahmad Abouammo, a U.S.
A jury delivered a mixed-bag verdict in the case of Ahmad Abouammo, a former twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia, finding him guilty of acting on behalf of Saudi Arabia in exchange for a luxury watch and cash, but did not find him culpable for the conduct of a co-worker who was also …
Prosecutors say the former Twitter employee took cash payments and a luxury watch in exchange for giving information on Saudi regime critics to the government of Saudi Arabia.
A federal jury found former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo guilty on Tuesday of spying for Saudi Arabia, using his access at the social media company to inform on the kingdom’s critics.
A former employee of left-wing social media giant Twitter has been found guilty of using his position within the company to spy for the government of Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad Abouammo, a dual U.S.-Lebanese citizen, was convicted Tuesday on six criminal counts, including acting as an agent for Saudi Arabia and trying to disguise a payment from an official tied to the country's royal family.
Ahmad Abouammo has been found guilty of selling personal data on Saudi dissidents to the Saudi government. Abouammo's alleged partner in crime at Twitter, a Saudi national, fled the US before he was charged.
Ahmad Abouammo, a 44-year-old former Twitter employee, was convicted of sharing private user information with officials in Saudi Arabia and the royal family.
