US Customs supervisor busted for stealing hardware from Homeland Security PCs
FBI arrested CBP supervisor Terry Liu for swapping CPUs, RAM and drives in 46 DHS computers and trading stolen parts via Newegg.
The FBI arrested and charged CBP supervisor Terry "Jiajia" Liu of Calais, Maine, with theft of government property after hidden cameras captured hardware swaps on midnight shifts. Investigators found 39 processors replaced, six memory modules swapped, and eight hard drives changed across 46 DHS computers at three Maine border facilities, with original Intel 14th-gen Raptor Lake Refresh chips downgraded to older, sometimes Pentium-class parts. Liu traded in the stolen Core i7 chips 16 times via Newegg's trade-in program over 14 months for roughly $200-210 each. Restoring the stolen hardware is estimated at $20,460, with full replacement around $105,800.
- CBP supervisor charged after swapping hardware in 46 DHS computers
- Stolen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs traded 16 times via Newegg for $200-210 each
- Surveillance cameras captured the midnight-shift hardware swaps
- Restoration estimated at $20,460; full replacement about $105,800
From the original article
2 min read at tomshardware.com
According to a report from The Maine Wire , the FBI has arrested and charged Terry “Jiajia” Liu, a Customs and Border Protection supervisor based in Calais, Maine, for theft and damage to government property.
By Levitating · tomshardware.com
A short excerpt; the article and its images belong to the publisher. Summary, key facts and assessment above are AI-written from the article and can be wrong.