US EditionEx-Congressional Employee Accused of Stealing 240 Government Cellphones, Federal Officials Say
Christopher Southerland sold over 200 stolen government phones worth $150,000 to a pawn shop using his House committee access, prosecutors said.
- A former Congressional staffer, Christopher Southerland, was accused of stealing nearly 240 government cellphones worth $150,000 and selling them to a pawn shop.
- Southerland allegedly ordered the excess cellphones, intended for committee staff, to be shipped to his home while working for the House Transportation Committee.
- The scheme was uncovered when a buyer contacted Congress after purchasing one of the stolen phones, which displayed a House service number.
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Former Congressional Employee Indicted for Allegedly Stealing 240 Cell Phones
A former congressional employee has been arrested and indicted for allegedly stealing 240 cell phones. Christopher Southerland, 43, was apprehended and charged on Jan. 9 for allegedly stealing the government cell phones, worth more than $150,000, from the House of Representatives, according to a Department of Justice news release. From around April 2020 to July 2023, Southerland was a system administrator for the House of Representatives Committ…
Ex-House staffer's cell phone heist exposed after eBay buyer boots up stolen device: DOJ
A former IT staffer for a prominent House of Representatives committee has been arrested and charged with a scheme in which he allegedly rigged the federal procurement process to steal around 240 government-issued cell phones.The arrest of 43-year-old Christopher Southerland of Glen Burnie, Maryland...
Pirro: Former congressional staffer arrested for stealing government cell phones
A former congressional staffer was arrested Friday and charged with stealing roughly 240 government cell phones, U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro announced Monday. The former staffer, 43-year-old Christopher Southerland, was a system administrator for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from April 2020 until July 2023 — a role which authorized him to order…
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