Megan Barnes reports that more than 1,000 patients at the Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center had their information stolen by a now-former employee who has been sentenced to prison.
Albert Torres was reportedly arrested on April 12 after officers became suspicious when his license plates were not those for a noncommercial vehicle. A search of the vehicle uncovered patient data for 14 people, including names, dates of birth and full Social Security numbers. A subsequent search of his apartment uncovered even more patient data.
Torres was sentenced on June 4 to three years in prison, and affected patients are being notified.