Summary: Vincent Forrest, a former officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 20 months in prison for illegally selling personal information of traffic crash victims. He was also ordered to forfeit $15,000 in illegal profits and serve three years of supervised release.
Threat Actor: Vincent Forrest | Vincent Forrest
Key Point :
- Forrest accessed sensitive law enforcement databases to obtain non-public contact information of traffic accident victims.
- He collaborated with Raquel DePaula, who sold this information to attorneys, violating D.C. law by contacting victims shortly after their incidents.
- This case is part of a broader investigation into the illegal sale of traffic crash reports by the Metropolitan Police Department.
Original Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/former-mpd-officer-sentenced-20-months-prison-scheme-sold-personal-data-traffic-crash
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