Baldwin Resident Indicted and Charged with Accessing a Protected Computer

A resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of unauthorized computer access to a protected computer and computer damage, according to U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton.

The two-count indictment named Robert S. Toski, 47, of 5139 Janie Drive, as the sole defendant.

According to the indictment, released on Tuesday, Toski intentionally accessed, without authorization, information from the email server of Levy Restaurants to obtain email content, files and account information of two Levy Restaurants employees located on Levy's email server.

Toski also knowingly caused the transmission of a program, information, code or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally caused damage, without authorization, to a protected computer—namely, a JPMorgan Chase server for PaymentNet located in Salt Lake City, UT. The offense caused a $3,376.48 loss to Levy Restaurants and JPMorgan Chase during a one-year period.

The law provides for a maximum total sentence of two years in prison, a fine of $200,000 or both. Under federal sentencing guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul E. Hull is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The U.S. Secret Service conducted the investigation leading to the indictment in this case.

An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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