Jury convicts Iowa City woman of illegally accessing Obama’s student loan records

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Iowa woman convicted in Obama records viewing case

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A federal jury has convicted an Iowa woman of illegally accessing President Barack Obama’s student loan records.

Jurors on Wednesday found Sandra Teague (teeg) guilty of exceeding authorized computer access.

Teague was one of nine people indicted on charges of accessing Obama’s student loan records while they were employed at Vangent Inc. in Coralville, Iowa.

Teague and the other former employees were accused of accessing a computer at the company’s office between July 2007 and March 2009 and viewing Obama’s records.

Teague claimed someone stole her identification and password to access Obama’a information.

Seven of the nine defendants have pleaded guilty or are scheduled to do so. One other case remains set for trial.