Yet another “small” breach with big harm. Kevin Krause reports:
Ebony Shonte Echols was not happy with a patient — a commercial airline pilot — who complained about the heart clinic where she worked.
So she sent his health information to the Federal Aviation Administration against his wishes, federal authorities said.
Echols, 35, a former employee of State of the Heart Cardiology in Grapevine, agreed last week to plead guilty in the case, court records show. A federal judge has to formally approve the plea deal before it is official.
She faces up to a year in prison and a maximum fine of $50,000.
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