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February 26, 2007

Employee accused of unlawful computer access

A Portsmouth man has been charged with five felonies following a lengthy investigation by local and federal authorities and the State Police Computer Crimes Unit, according to an announcement released today.

Marshall Huggins, 37, of 52 General Sullivan Court, Portsmouth, is facing four felony counts of unlawful access into the computer system of Providence-based Strategic Point Investment Advisors and one felony count of computer data theft.

The police say that Huggins, a former Strategic Point employee, accessed company e-mails without permission and forwarded certain messages -- including sensitive business documents and confidential attorney/client information -- to the state Department of Business Regulation, while Strategic Point was being reviewed by that regulatory agency.

The investigation leading up to Thursday's arrest spanned several months and involved the state police, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Warwick Police Department Computer Crimes Unit, according to the state police.

Huggins was arraigned in District Court last week and released on $10,000 personal recognizance bail.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 1:11 PM | Permalink

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