Authorities in the United States have charged a man accused of leaking information on thousands of HIV victims in Singapore with possession and unlawful transfer of stolen documents.

Mikhy Farrera Brochez was deported last year from the city state after serving a prison sentence for numerous drug-related and fraud offences, including lying about his own HIV status.

“The criminal complaint alleges that Farrera-Brochez illegally possessed and intended to distribute data containing sensitive medical and other identifying information,” the US Attorney’s office of the eastern district of Kentucky said on Friday.