Man Charged with 2014 Data Breach at UNI

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A 45-year-old man is facing federal theft charges related to a data breach at the University of Northern Iowa that was discovered in 2014.

Bernard Ogie Oretekor has been charged with theft of government property and aggravated identity theft.

More than 100 UNI employees reported having their tax returns rejected in 2014 because someone had fraudulently filed a return on their behalf and collected their refund.

Authorities linked Oretekor to the UNI data theft after seizing his computers in 2014 in connection with a separate investigation in California. He's still in custody facing charges there related to the theft of $312,115 from a couple's investment account.

The charges in Iowa are result of a forensic investigation of Oretekor's computers that was done last year.