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Lawsuit: Pharmacist used spyware on UMMS (University of Maryland Medical System) computers to watch women, gain personal information


UMMS failed to guard against this type of attack, plaintiffs' attorney tells 11 News Investigates in exclusive interview.

"It's our most sincere hope and expectation that the person alleged to have violated the trust of his colleagues and of our organization will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law, which is why we have worked collaboratively over the past several months with the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office, who are engaged in an active criminal investigation. The lawsuit alleges the pharmacist spied on more than 80 men and women.One of the plaintiffs' attorneys, Cindy Morgan, told 11 News Investigates in an exclusive interview on Friday that she has never seen a case of this magnitude or scale in her decade of practicing law. "It's our most sincere hope and expectation that the person alleged to have violated the trust of his colleagues and of our organization will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law, which is why we have worked collaboratively over the past several months with the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office, who are engaged in an active criminal investigation.

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