Ex-Twitter worker gets 3-1/2-year U.S. prison term for spying for Saudi Arabia

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Ex-Twitter worker gets 3-1/2-year U.S. prison term for spying for Saudi Arabia
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A former Twitter Inc manager convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia by sharing user data was sentenced to 3\u002D1/2 years in prison.

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Abouammo’s attorneys had asked U.S. District Judge Edward Chen for a probationary sentence at his home in Seattle with no prison time. They cited Abouammo’s ongoing health problems, lack of other convictions and family issues that had affected him during his time at Twitter, which spanned 2013 to 2015.

Prosecutors said Abouammo, who oversaw Twitter’s relationships with journalists and celebrities in the Middle East and North Africa, conveyed sensitive information from the company’s systems to help Saudi officials identify and locate Twitter users of interest, potentially exposing them to persecution.Federal public defenders representing Abouammo did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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