Three charged after SAAQ personal data was allegedly stolen and sold

Three people face criminal charges after personal data was allegedly stolen from Quebec's auto insurance board, the SAAQ, and sold. The province's anti-corruption unit says those arrested are a former employee and two alleged accomplices. Police allege the employee used her position to access a confidential database and sold information to the other two. All three are charged with breach of trust by a public official and unauthorized use of computers. The charges have not been proven in court. The accused are due in Montreal court Dec. 17. The investigation began with a tip from the Canada Border Services Agency.