Court worker who sold info to criminals jailed for three years

A court in Zwolle has sentenced a court employee to four years, one suspended, for selling confidential information to criminals and for extortion.

Sana C (35) worked at the information desk at Amsterdam district court, where she had access to several systems containing personal information. She also extorted money from a man over a period of two years to an amount of almost €100,000 by threatening him and his family with violence.

Police came across the woman in 2024 during another investigation in which a court envelope was found containing the personal information of six people. That led to C, who had dozens of printouts of private data in her possession.

The man she sold the information to is suspected of causing explosions and arson in The Hague and a shooting at a house in Waalwijk. He is thought to be in hiding in Morocco.

The woman, who was paid up to €700 a time, said she needed the money to finance her gambling addiction.

The sentence is in accordance with the original public prosecutor’s demand. “Her actions have damaged the image and integrity of the justice system. The court considers this an extremely serious offence,” the verdict read.

C was told to compensate the extortion victim and to seek compulsory treatment for her gambling addiction. She has also been banned from working as a civil servant for the next seven years.