A California man has been sentenced to 3 ½ in federal prison for his role conveying confidential and sensitive information that could be used to identify and locate Twitter users of interest to the Saudi Royal Family.
A California man has been sentenced to 3 ½ in federal prison for his role conveying confidential and sensitive information that could be used to identify and locateAhmad Abouammo, 45, formerly of Walnut Creek and currently living in Seattle, was sentenced on Dec. 15. in U.S. District Court in Oakland. He was ordered to surrender on March 31.
Abouammo's attorneys had asked U.S. District Judge Edward Chen for a probationary sentence at his home in Seattle with no prison time. They cited Abouammo's ongoing health problems, lack of other convictions and family issues that had affected him during his time at Twitter, which spanned 2013 to 2015.
At the time, Abouammo was employed at Twitter as a Media Partnerships Manager for the Middle East and North Africa region. The evidence showed that the foreign official met with Abouammo in London in December 2014 and provided Abouammo with a $42,000 luxury Hublot watch, which he later referenced when offering it for sale on Craigslist.
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