Carlos David Irias, Accessing Protected Computer, Louisiana 2024

Florida Man Sentenced to 2 Years Probation for Computer Crime

A Florida resident has been sentenced to 2 years probation for accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly causing damage in Louisiana.

CARLOS DAVID IRIAS, 47, a resident of Cutler Bay, Florida, was sentenced to two (2) years probation by United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon after previously pleading guilty to a one-count bill of information charging him with intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly causing damage resulting in loss to Company A, a company in New, Orleans, Louisiana that previously employed IRIAS, of more than $5,000 during one year, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ” 1030(a)(5)(B) and 1030(c)(4)(A).

According to court documents, IRIAS worked for Company A from about 2012 until August 14, 2017, and was responsible for designing marketing templates, coordinating sales, and developing client contacts. However, after terminating his employment with Company A, he was no longer authorized to access Company A’s cloud-based server, which handled marketing-related functions.

On November 2, 2018, IRIAS accessed Company A’s secured cloud-based computer system from his home in Cutler Bay, Florida without authorization and thereafter exported the contents to a server under his control. He then deleted the information from the cloud-based system, resulting in damage to Company A of approximately $14,593.

U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Jordan Ginsberg, Supervisor of the Public Corruption Unit, is in charge of the prosecution.

IRIAS must pay restitution in the amount of $14,593 to Company A as part of his sentence.

Mandatory facts: Defendant/respondent name – CARLOS DAVID IRIAS, 47, a resident of Cutler Bay, Florida; exact criminal charges – intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly causing damage resulting in loss to Company A; city and state – New Orleans, Louisiana; exact date – November 2, 2018; sentence or outcome – 2 years probation; dollar amounts – $5,000 and $14,593.

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