College-aged women were allegedly cyberstalked by a State Department employee who used a government computer to hack sexual images for extortion.
Michael C. Ford is accused of using government property to find sexual images of young women before resorting to extortion. Mr. Ford, who has worked at the U.S. Embassy in London since 2009, was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sunday, ABC News reported.
Mr. Ford is scheduled to appear in court later today.
Investigators said they have evidence with up to 250 email addresses that may have been used for criminal activity.
“Finally, I found you! What do you think? Nice [expletive]!” Mr. Ford allegedly said in an email to one victim, an affidavit from a criminal complaint filed in Atlanta’s federal court reads, ABC reported.
The State Department declined to comment on the case due to the pending legal proceedings and department policy, ABC reported.
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