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Stories about: Pacific Energy Resources

Man Pleads Guilty to Damaging Oil-Leak Detection System A former IT consultant has plead guilty to accusations of impairing a critical SCADA system belonging to an oil-exploitation company. The man used multiple administrative accounts to tamper with the system after the company rejected his request for permanent employment. Mario Azar, 28, of Upland, California, worked ... 25 September 2009 05:41 GMT Disgruntled IT Consultant Almost Causes Environmental Hazard A Los Angeles federal grand jury has indicted a 28-year-old man for sabotaging a critical system used to monitor oil pipelines for leaks. The authorities claim that the former IT consultant did it because the company he was working for did not offer him permanent employment. Mario Azar, 28, of Upland, California, us... 19 March 2009 09:06 GMT