Robert Reger and David Lytle were found guilty of criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, as well as multiple counts of substantive mail and wire fraud.
Reger and Lytle participated in a decade-long scheme to sell consumer data to perpetrators of mass-mailing fraud schemes while employed at the advertising and marketing technology company Epsilon.
Using Epsilon’s extensive database of 100 million US households, the defendants leveraged sophisticated algorithms to identify and target new “responsive buyers.” Reger, who worked at Epsilon from 2005 to 2017, led the sales teams responsible for the fraudulent activities. Lytle, employed at Epsilon from 2012 to 2018, served as a business development manager and was responsible for signing up many of the clients engaged in fraud.
In total, Reger was found guilty of seven counts of mail fraud and six counts of wire fraud. Lytle was found guilty of seven counts of mail fraud and 12 counts of wire fraud. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for September 30. Both Reger and Lytle face a lengthy prison term, with each count carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Original Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/former-senior-executive-and-former-sales-manager-convicted-selling-data-millions-us
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