UGA IT Security Analyst Charged With Extorting Students
Submitted by Adam Dodge on Tue, 2010-02-02 17:44
Quick Facts
- Date: 2/2/2010
- Institution: University of Georgia
- Type of Incident: Employee Fraud
- Number Affected: 1
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: Red and Black, UGA Police Report (pdf)
Abstract
University of Georgia police have charged Dorin Dehelean, an IT security analyst in UGA's Enterprise Information Technology Services, with one count of theft by extortion after UGA student Laura Adams told police Dehelean attempted to extort $800 from her. Dehelean, who processed student copyright infringement complaints, attempted to extort the money in exchange for deleting the information about the complaint, according to Adams. UGA police are continuing to investigate the crime and expect the number of student victims to increase. Any student that has been contacted by Dehelean about similar extortion attempts are encouraged to come forward.