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Calgary police have charged a 58-year-old woman, who was an employee of the city’s 911 services as a calltaker, for intentionally sharing protected information for organized crime purposes.
According to the police, “in December 2022, during the course of an unrelated investigation, police became aware that protected information had been released. An investigation into the source of the information began. On Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, a woman was arrested, interviewed & released without charge pending further investigation.”
“Police sought search warrants for the woman’s devices & throughout the remainder of 2023, worked with our Digital Forensics Team to gain access to the devices. More than 200 pictures of sensitive data were located on the devices. The investigation determined that the data was intentionally pulled from searches targeting individuals connected to organized crime activity & was then provided to other individuals involved in organized crime”, said CPS in a news release.
Investigators believe she used the woman used her position to access the information. Police do not believe other employees were involved.
The woman, Mariana Bounincontri, 58, has been charged with “breach of trust contrary to section 122 of the Criminal Code. Fraudulently use or cause to be used directly or indirectly a computer system with intent to obtain, directly or indirectly a computer services contrary to section 342.1(1)(c) of the Criminal Code. Willfully commit mischief in relation to computer data, contrary to section 430(5) of the Criminal Code.
Bounincontri is scheduled to appear in court on March 7.
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