ALBUQUERQUE, NM. – Kalani S. Uehara, 26, pleaded guilty in federal court today to a multi-year cyberstalking campaign that involved computer intrusion, identity theft, and false reports to law enforcement.
From March 2016 to December 2019, Uehara assumed various identities to send numerous threatening and harassing messages to individuals, schools, and law firms. Her actions included death threats, extortion attempts, and the creation of false accounts to further her harassment.
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Specifically, Uehara admitted to a targeted cyberstalking campaign against a former Albuquerque Public Schools student.
This involved unauthorized access to the victim’s accounts, creation of fake accounts in the victim’s name, sending hundreds of threatening messages, obtaining a restraining order against the victim using fabricated evidence, and falsely reporting the victim to law enforcement, resulting in the victim’s arrest.
Uehara also confessed to lying to the FBI about her cyberstalking activities. She now faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of conviction, followed by up to three years of supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and FBI Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda announced the guilty plea, highlighting the collaborative efforts of the FBI, Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory, Albuquerque Police Department, and Albuquerque Public Schools Police Department in investigating the case.
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