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Maine CBP Supervisor Terry Liu Charged After Allegedly Trading Government Parts for Store Credit
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Forty-Six Border Computers Were Modified A Customs and Border Protection… |
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Forty-Six Border Computers Were Modified A Customs and Border Protection supervisor assigned to the Maine-Canada border was arrested and charged after FBI agents said he was caught taking apart government computers, removing processors and memory, installing cheaper parts, and reconnecting the machines to CBP’s network. Terry “Jiajia” Liu, 39, of Calais, Maine, described himself as a native of Guangzhou, China. He worked at the Calais Port of Entry, with duties extending to the Ferry Point and Milltown crossings. An FBI affidavit says CBP IT staff discovered unauthorized changes at all three facilities in late 2025. The count reached 46 machines: 38 in Calais, six at Ferry Point, and two at Milltown. Investigators said 39 CPUs, six RAM modules, and eight hard drives had been changed. Original equipment included 14th-generation Intel Core i7 processors. Replacements included older Pentium-class chips that did not meet CBP specifications. The report also notes that CBP officers must be U.S. citizens, but it does not explain Liu’s citizenship or clearance history. Hidden Cameras Captured the Alleged Swaps Port Director Theodore Cummings had already told Liu in writing in March 2025, “Please do not move any computers or computer parts.” That warning apparently did not settle the…
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