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IT Guy at US Govt Fraud Watchdog Stole 16 Computers from... US Govt Fraud Watchdog

posted by martyb on Saturday March 09 2019, @07:05AM   
from the whatever-happened-to-honor-among-thieves? dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

El Reg:

An IT contractor for a US government fraud and abuse watchdog pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing 16 US government computers.

According to prosecutors, Andrew Cheveers, 31, served as a techie for the State Department's Office of Inspector General (State OIG), where he held a security clearance and set up PCs for government employees.

The State OIG helps assess and mitigate risks to State Department personnel and facilities abroad. It also oversees contracts, grants, and foreign assistance programs; and it advises the State Department on IT security and management.

Justice Department prosecutors say Cheveers, between July 2016 and February 2017, stole as many as 16 Microsoft Surface Pro laptops belonging to Uncle Sam, and sold them online at sites like Craigslist and eBay.

They do say the biggest security threats are internal.

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• "the biggest threats are internal" "the biggest threats are internal" (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Saturday March 09 2019, @09:32AM (3 children)

  by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Saturday March 09 2019, @09:32AM (#811979) Homepage Journal

  Kombucha is a terrorist plot to corrupt our precious intestinal fauna.

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• Re:"the biggest threats are internal" Re:"the biggest threats are internal" (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Saturday March 09 2019, @06:36PM (1 child)

  by Phoenix666 (552) on Saturday March 09 2019, @06:36PM (#812093) Journal

  Kombucha has always tasted like the bile in the back of your throat after a night of hard drinking. People pay money for that?

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  • In reality, Kombucha Saved My Very Ass (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday March 10 2019, @02:33AM

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Sunday March 10 2019, @02:33AM (#812207) Homepage Journal

    "Where am I?"

    "In the Recovery Room. You had surgery."

    "No I Didn't! Why does my shoulder hurt?"

    "They pumped your stomach full of air."

    Oddly, I didn't question her assertion.

    They pumped me full of air from mouth to asshole, actually. Hilarity Ensued.

    Kombucha, Greek Yogurt, Russian Yogurt, French Yogurt, All The World's Yogurts as well as a whole lot of Quaker Oats, that did me up right.

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• Re:"the biggest threats are internal" (Score: 3, Interesting) by darkfeline on Sunday March 10 2019, @12:43AM

  by darkfeline (1030) on Sunday March 10 2019, @12:43AM (#812185) Homepage

  My favorite part about kombucha is that it's not kombucha. Kombucha is a Japanese drink made with kelp (konbu means kelp and cha means tea). Western "kombucha" is just tea (made with tea leaves) with sugar added and then fermented. The only similarities are that they are both beverages.

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