A Huntington man pled guilty to illegally accessing the medical records of six veterans, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jeffrey Miller, 39, an employee of the Veterans Benefits Administration in Huntington, pled guilty to six counts of unauthorized access of a computer.
Miller admitted that he illegally accessed the medical records of six veterans between January and May of 2018. Miller further admitted that he took a picture of the medical records of former West Virginia State Senator Richard Ojeda, and then sent the picture to an acquaintance. Miller faces up to one year in prison on each of the six counts of fraud in connection with computers when he is sentenced on December 9, 2019.
