Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime Alerts (b)
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jeffrey Shafer, age 38, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on February 6, 2025, in federal court in Omaha for obtaining information from a protected computer. United States Magistrate Judge Michael D. Nelson sentenced Shafer to one year of probation. Shafer paid restitution in the amount of $26,950 prior to today’s sentencing.
On or about January 16, 2023, Shafer, an Information Systems employee of Sarpy County, was placed on administrative leave. Shafer was informed the same day that he was prohibited from accessing Sarpy County property, physically or via computer. Shafer’s Sarpy County computer network login and credentials were disabled the same day.
On January 25, 2023, a Sarpy County IT Manager observed suspicious logins to the Sarpy County computer network that occurred on January 24, 2023. It was determined Shafer reenabled his account and accessed several accounts on the Sarpy County computer network, including the email accounts of county employees.
FBI agents executed a search warrant at Shafer’s residence and conducted forensic examinations of Shafer’s electronic devices. The devices contained attribution evidence related to the unauthorized access into the Sarpy County computer network.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.