The Associated Press reports that Cam Giang, a former employee at the UCSF Medical Center, pleaded guilty to using his colleagues’ personal information without their consent to get vouchers for purchases at Amazon.com.
Federal prosecutors say that from January to April he used his fellow employees’ Social Security numbers to create hundreds of accounts with StayWell Health Management Inc. They say he completed 382 online health surveys for StayWell in exchange for hundreds of $100 online vouchers for Amazon.com.
Authorities have not disclosed how Giang obtained his colleagues’ personal information.
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