Fannie Mae innocence plea

A disgruntled Fannie Mae former employee pleaded innocent during an arraignment on Friday to one count of computer intrusion. Rajendrasinh Makwana is accused of trying to destroy 4,000 company servers by planting malware that was scheduled to activate Saturday. Makwana, who was seeking revenge for being fired last October, faces up to 10 years in prison. The malware was detected before it caused any damage. — DK

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