ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The former Walt Disney World employee arrested last year amid accusations he altered allergen information on menus after being terminated has been sentenced to federal prison, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Michael Scheuer, 40, of Winter Garden, was arrested in October 2024 and pleaded guilty in January following an FBI investigation.
According to court documents, Scheuer conducted a series of computer intrusions or attacks directed at his former employer following his termination. These intrusions included manipulating allergen information in restaurant menus to indicate that food items were safe for customers with certain allergies when they were not. Scheuer also altered menu information related to wine regions to reflect locations of recent mass shootings. Additionally, Scheuer launched denial-of-service attacks designed to lock certain company employees out of their accounts…