LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former U.C.L.A. Medical Center employee was indicted on accusations that she gained access to the records of dozens of well-known patients and sold the information to an unidentified news media outlet for $4,600, the United States attorney’s office said Tuesday.

She's an idiot in more ways than one - only 4600.00??

Fawcett and her lawyers talked to Jackson by phone Friday to encourage her to come forward and provide information about her contacts with the tabloids, according to Craig Nevius, producer of Fawcett's upcoming documentary, "A Wing and a Prayer," which chronicles the actress' fight against cancer and her efforts to protect her privacy.

Fawcett "reached out to her and said, 'You're in a lot of trouble, and you should come forward now while you can and do the right thing,' " Nevius said. "Lawanda was very nice to Farrah and said she would speak to her at some point in the future but had been advised to keep her mouth shut for now."

The push by celebrity-oriented media outlets to gain information and photographs of stars has recently become a matter of public controversy. While the efforts of paparazzi to track celebrities' movements in Los Angeles have led to public safety concerns, the use of details contained in confidential medical records has raised a new set of issues.

The indictment was returned days after The Times reported widespread violations of celebrity privacy at UCLA, but it was kept under seal until Tuesday. Jackson was not arrested and is expected to appear at an arraignment scheduled for June 9 in federal court in downtown Los Angeles, Mrozek said.