You would think this would be big news. The security of a nuclear plant near a major metropolitan area compromised, and this is the first I've heard of it. Whoever is in charge of background checks at the plant in question needs to be transferred immediately.
An Iranian engineer has been convicted of illegally accessing a protected computer to use software he obtained at a former job at the largest U.S. nuclear plant.Mohammad Reza Alavi faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 (€158,600) fine after being convicted Tuesday of illegally accessing a computer. A sentencing hearing has not yet been set.
The jury deadlocked on two other charges of stealing protected software from Phoenix's Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station and illegally exporting it in violation of the U.S. trade embargo with Iran.
A second trial has been scheduled for August to retry him on those charges.
Defense attorney David Laufman says he plans to file a motion to overturn the guilty verdict.
