A former Disney World employee has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for hacking the theme park’s restaurant menus, as well as a variety of other offenses. In addirtion to the prison sentence, Michael Scheuer was also ordered to pay nearly $690,000 in restitution. The former menu production manager’s transgressions included removing and falsifying allergy information from the menus, adding profanity, and changing prices.
In a press release from the Department of Justice, Scheuer is also said to have altered “menu information related to wine regions to reflect locations of recent mass shootings.” As part of his reign of terror, Scheuer reportedly also locking fellow employees out of their accounts and altering account information. Scheuer, who was terminated from his position on June 13, 2024, pleaded guilty in January to one count of computer fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
“Scheuer remains remorseful and apologetic to his former co-workers. We are grateful that the judge heard all of our arguments and mitigation when fashioning a sentence that was half of what the government was seeking,” said David Haas, Scheuer’s lawyer, in a statement to CNN.
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