Individual Sentenced for Unauthorized Access to a Computer
On November 14, 2011, in California, Valerie Walker was sentenced to 12 months’ probation, fined $1,000, and ordered to pay a $25 special assessment fee for accessing private information on a work computer without authorization. [1]
According to court documents, while employed at the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) as a Senior Compliance Representative, Walker exceeded her authority by intentionally accessing private taxpayer information. [2]
The electronically stored Federal tax information was provided to the FTB by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). [3]
Walker researched Federal tax returns, Social Security Numbers and addresses of seven individuals when she had no legitimate business reason to do so. [4]
