"A Los Angeles federal grand jury indicted a disgruntled tech
employee Tuesday on allegations of temporarily disabling a computer
system detecting pipeline leaks for three oil derricks off the Southern
California coast.
Mario Azar, 28, faces a maximum 10-year term after being accused of
purposely impairing a computer system that monitored for leaks on three
Pacific Energy Resources platforms offshore of Huntington Beach.
"It was offline. The leak-detection system was rendered inoperable
for a period of time," said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for Los Angeles
federal prosecutors.
Azar did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment."
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