Kevin M. Young, Illegal Access to Confidential Files, District of Columbia 2009
Grimy Times - Washington D.C. - A State Department employee was sentenced to 12 months of probation for illegally accessing confidential passport application files.
Kevin M. Young, 42, of Temple Hills, MD, pleaded guilty on August 17, 2009, to a one-count criminal information charging him with unauthorized computer access.
According to court documents, Young has worked full-time for the State Department since February 1987. He has been a contact representative for the Passport Special Issuance Agency for the last eight years.
The Department of State employee admitted that between March 11, 2003, and December 21, 2005, he logged onto the Passport Information Electronic Records System (PIERS) database and viewed the passport applications of more than 125 celebrities, actors, comedians, professional athletes, musicians, models, a politician, and other individuals identified in the press.
Young admitted that he had no official government reason to access and view these passport applications, but that his sole purpose in accessing and viewing these passport applications was idle curiosity.
Young is the eighth current or former State Department employee or contractor to plead guilty in this continuing investigation.
On September 22, 2008, Lawrence C. Yontz, a former Foreign Service Officer and intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty to unlawfully accessing nearly 200 confidential passport files.
Young is scheduled to serve 12 months of probation and perform 100 hours of community service. He was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay in the District of Columbia on December 15, 2009.
Key Facts
- State: District of Columbia
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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