Brooklyn man arrested for sneaking into competing medical lab, destroying equipment
A medical laboratory in Iowa. Not a specific one involved in Leykin's alleged attack.
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A Brooklyn man was arrested on Thursday for sneaking into a competing laboratory to sabotage equipment and computers, according to the Department of Justice.
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Eric Leykin, 31, was the CEO of a medical laboratory in Kenilworth, N.J. He allegedly impersonated an equipment technician in order to gain access to and destroy equipment in a competing business.
On June 30, he bought a prepaid mobile phone and called the competing lab — claiming to be a technician that serviced laboratory equipment, according to officials.
He allegedly used the July 1 appointment to destroy lab and computer equipment. He also stole hard drives from the business, authorities said.
Prosecutors charged him with wire fraud, accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly causing damage.
He was arraigned by a Newark federal court judge who released him on $1 million bond.
If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of either $250,000 or twice the loss of the business, whichever is higher
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Eric Leykin, 31, was the CEO of a medical laboratory in Kenilworth, N.J. He allegedly impersonated an equipment technician in order to gain access to and destroy equipment in a competing business.
On June 30, he bought a prepaid mobile phone and called the competing lab — claiming to be a technician that serviced laboratory equipment, according to officials.
He allegedly used the July 1 appointment to destroy lab and computer equipment. He also stole hard drives from the business, authorities said.
Prosecutors charged him with wire fraud, accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly causing damage.
He was arraigned by a Newark federal court judge who released him on $1 million bond.
If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of either $250,000 or twice the loss of the business, whichever is higher
