Nigerian man charged in hacking of Los Angeles county emails

Kelvin Onaghinor faces nine counts, including identity theft, in case that may have exposed personal data of more than 750,000 people

A Nigerian national has been charged in connection with a hack of Los Angeles County emails that might have exposed personal data from more than 750,000 people who had business with county departments, officials said.

Kelvin Onaghinor, 37, faces nine counts, including unauthorized computer access and identity theft, according to the office of the Los Angeles County chief executive. He has not been arrested and officials are not sure if he is on US soil.