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Date: Thu Jan 08 2009 - 03:41:09 CST

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/07/it_admin_sentenced/

By Dan Goodin
The Register
7th January 2009

A British IT admin was ordered to pay more than £3,000 and given a
three-months jail sentence after being accused of hacking into his
former employer's computer system so he could install spyware and delete
emails.

Julius Oladiran, 46, of South Norwood, admitted making a false statement
and gaining unauthorized access to computer information, according to
Croydon Today. He was ordered to pay £3,200, and his three-month
sentence was suspended for two years.

Oladiran started work with the unnamed company in September 2007 as a
database admin after submitting a resume that claimed he had a master's
degree and held top government jobs. Superiors quickly became suspicious
after noticing gaps in his abilities, and within three weeks, he was
asked to leave.

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