Verizon Tech Given 4-year Federal Prison Sentence For $4.5M Equipment Scam

McGruber writes "Michael Baxter, the network engineer at the southeastern regional headquarters of Verizon Wireless who submitted hundreds of fraudulent service requests to Cisco, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Baxter was also ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution to Cisco Systems, and $462,828 in restitution to Verizon. Instead of placing the replacement parts into service in the Verizon Wireless network, Baxter took the parts home and sold them to third-party re-sellers for his own profit. He used the money to buy cars, jewelry and multiple cosmetic surgeries for his girlfriend."

Comments

What kind of prison? First?

[Cutting_Crew]

a white collar or pound me in the a$$ prison?

Girlfriend Changelog

[SomeoneGotMyNick]

cosmetic surgeries for his girlfriend

Just HOW MUCH does it cost to modify a blow-up doll?

Re:Girlfriend Changelog

[Anonymous Coward]

Apparently it's somewhat pricey. Although $2.3 million is easily enough to order the most depressing harem in history!

Enhanced girlfriend

[Anonymous Coward]

I think the Cisco folks are entitled to some action, since they can get their money back on this specific situation.

Re:Company Liable?

[jmerlin]

Listen man, it could've been much worse. He could've pirated some music or a movie, too. He'd have 20 years in prison and owe $50,000,000.

Sounds to me like he got off pretty easy.

Re:Company Liable?

[MrEricSir]

Could have gone better too -- if he'd only set his sights a little higher he could have gotten a job on Wall Street.

Honey...

[raehl]

Verizon called. They want their boobs back.