By The Canadian Press

Alberta

MLA pleads guilty to Health Information Act charge

Nov 4, 2022 | 6:13 PM

EDMONTON – An Alberta legislature member charged in a computer hacking investigation has pleaded guilty to a charge under the Health Information Act.

Thomas Dang entered the plea in provincial court Friday, a spokesman for Dang confirmed in a statement.

He is facing a fine and is to be sentenced on Nov. 29.

Dang sits as an Independent member representing Edmonton-South and does not plan to seek re-election in the spring 2023 vote.

He is a former member of the NDP caucus but left almost a year ago when the RCMP began investigating a hack of Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine website.

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Dang later admitted to using his computer to follow up on a tip from a constituent about possible loopholes that were allowing access to people’s private health information on the website.

(The Canadian Press)