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Cameron Curry, 27, of Charlotte, is facing a long stretch after a federal jury found him guilty yesterday of trying to bleed a D.C.-based tech company for $2.5 million. Curry, a former employee, allegedly stole a mountain of personnel files and other confidential data then threatened to dump it online unless the company coughed up the crypto. The scheme unfolded starting in December 2023.
Prosecutors say Curry didn’t take kindly to having his contract terminated. He morphed into “Loot” online and unleashed over 60 menacing emails, promising to ruin the company’s rep and expose private employee info. The feds raided Curry’s place in January, grabbing computers and drives they believe held the stolen goods.
The three-day trial before Judge Kenneth D. Bell laid out a clear case: Curry used his inside knowledge to steal the data, then leveraged it for a quick payday. The jury didn’t buy his defense. He was convicted on six counts of interstate communication with the intent to extort.
US Attorney Russ Ferguson’s office for the Western District of North Carolina handled the case. Sentencing details are still pending, but given the scope of the plot and the jury’s verdict, Curry can expect to be trading his laptop for a prison jumpsuit.
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📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Cybercrime
- Defendant: North Carolina
- Location: US
- Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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