Ex-Twitter Manager Sentenced For Spying On Dissidents For Saudi Royal Family

CBS San Francisco

December 15, 2022

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.

U.S. District Court Judge Edward M. Chen handed down a 42-month sentence for Ahmad Abouammo, who was convicted in August after a two-week trial.

"This case revealed that foreign governments will bribe insiders to obtain the user information that is collected and stored by our Silicon Valley social media companies," said Stephanie Hinds, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California.

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