Ahmad Abouammo, who worked at Twitter over seven years ago, has been convicted in federal court on charges relating to spying for the Saudi Arabian government. Abouammo was accused alongside another former Twitter employee, Saudi national Ali Alzabarah, who investigators say looked up real-time location data on one dissident identified as Omar Abdulaziz, a close friend of Khashoggi. One juror reportedly told Abouammo's lawyers that they wished Twitter had to bear "a little more responsibility" for the case. A Twitter security executive, Seth Wilson, tweeted today about the case, "Been a long road to get to this conviction. https://t.co/0UWomhsdkC — Seth Wilson (@srw) August 9, 2022Previously: Two Former Twitter Employees Accused of Spying For Saudi Arabia

Source: New York Times August 10, 2022 20:33 UTC