CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CYBERSTALKING, INCLUDING THREE VICTIMS IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Max Yang Chen, 31, of San Jose, CA, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to cyberstalking and aggravated identity theft, which carry a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

According to the plea agreement, between March 2021 and June 18, 2023, Chen was able to compromise and gain unauthorized access to the social media accounts of hundreds of young women, including three victims in the Western District of New York. After gaining access to the victims' social media accounts, Chen wou...