Danielle Duann was indicted in June 2008 and charged with violating federal law governing computer fraud and abuse. She was not charged under any components of the HIPAA privacy and security rules.
Duann worked at Houston-based LifeGift Organ Donation Center, which serves more than 200 hospitals in 109 Texas counties. She was terminated on Nov. 5, 2005. On the evening of Nov. 7 and into Nov. 8, 2005, she repeatedly gained unauthorized access to LifeGift's computer systems using her home computer, according to the plea agreement. She then deleted numerous database files, software applications and their backups. She also disabled computer logging functions on several LifeGift servers and erased computer logs that recorded her remote access.
Duann is scheduled for sentencing on July 28 in federal district court in Houston. She faces up to 10 years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $250,000.
--Joseph Goedert
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