United States v. Taylor, 3:25-cr-00592

William Jason Taylor was formerly employed by Company C, which provides industrial chemical systems and services to clients including Company P, a poultry processor.
Taylor held a senior support role, giving him authorized access to control systems for chemical dosing in poultry processing plants.
Upon his departure from Company C in May 2023, Taylor's official credentials were revoked, but network and login access for the chemical control systems remained active.
After leaving, Taylor repeatedly accessed Company C’s remote systems controlling chemical application at Company P without authorization.
Taylor altered chemical dosing parameters, risking both over- and under-application of hazardous chemicals, disabled alarms, and changed notification email addresses at Company P, posing a health and safety threat.
A federal grand jury indicted Taylor for multiple counts of unauthorized computer access under 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5)(B), with related forfeiture provisions.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Unauthorized computer access	Taylor knowingly accessed protected systems post-employment	Taylor may argue residual or mistaken access	Access was unauthorized and intentional
Causing damage to systems or processes	Taylor’s actions harmed Company P and public health	Taylor may contend no actual damage	Actions deemed damaging and reckless
Disabling monitoring and notifications	Taylor intended to conceal alterations and risks	Taylor may claim accidental or non-malicious motive	Disabling alarms was intentional and malicious
Forfeiture of property	Tools used in the offense are subject to forfeiture	Taylor may challenge tracing of proceeds	Forfeiture rights granted under statutes

(No key cases cited in this indictment as it relies on statutory authority and procedural details.)