SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. Commerce Department employee is accused of illegally accessing information about an old girlfriend.
Benjamin Robinson, 40, of Oakland, Calif., was indicted by a federal grand jury this week on one count of unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer, and another count of making a false statement to his employer about his alleged acts, The San Jose Mercury News said Thursday.
Robinson -- who was a special agent for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Export Enforcement -- Bureau of Industry and Security, is accused of tracking the travel patterns of his girlfriend and her family.
Federal officials said that during the couple's breakup, Robinson allegedly threatened to have the woman's family deported or killed.
Robinson faces up to five years in prison if convicted, the newspaper said.
