Identity Theft brings with a penalty of at least 15 years in prison in most states, and could even be larger in a combined federal/state case.

Wire Fraud and Interstate Communications Fraud (both are valid in this case) each bring a maximum of 5 years and a $100,000 fine (fine is usually waved, while the 5 years is not).

The fact is that it does not matter what type of information was in the yahoo account. Just the fact that he BROKE IN should land him 15 years in prison.

If it were me, though, I’d execute him.

That he failed to do so does not alter his INTENT.

He didn’t hack into her email to make fun of her or make her look foolish, his intent was malicious.

Punk needs a room at the Greybar Motel for at least 6 months. No Bad Bart. Just serious consequences

The case is still being dealt with in court:…

No, I was respnding to you here:

He released the personal information and account access info to someone who had intricate knowledge of secret government goings on.

Sure, he allegedly did not release anything of that nature, but what if he had just not found it yet before he was caught?

If Sarah Palin had “secret government goings on” on her yahoo account and this hacker got ahold of it and posted it on the internet BOTH of them would be in very serious trouble because (as I sad) mishandling of classified information is a very big deal. Mishandling certain types can constitute a crime.

Honestly, are you seriously trying to say that you think it’s totally OK to put “secret government goings on” on a completely unsecured network?

I realize you may have never worked in government at anything beyond a local level (fire department) but I assure you, it’s not OK to use yahoo for those kinds of things.

Got it. That makes perfect sense.

You are right…you can’t blame the victim for something that wasn’t there. Good thing there wasn’t, otherwise it would have been entirely her fault and she would have got what she deserved. How dare she have a private account that no one other than herself is supposed to access. Horrible, just horrible.

On March 10th, 2009 at 11:35 am, zeroangel said:
happyscrapper:

I am stating a fact!

O.K. I may have misinterpreted your remarks. It really did sound like a “blame the victim” argument. But if that was not your intention, then I apologize. That kid still needs to “hang out” (pun intended) with Bad Bart for a while!

I am stating a fact!

I might as well be saying 2 + 2 = 4 and then you go on to say you don’t like my opinion.

If stating FACTS is arrogant, well then, guilty as charged.

You were implying that Sarah Palin got what she deserved for using an unsecured provider for her e-mails.

What? NO I DIDN’T. Here is what I said:

If Sarah Palin was kicking around senstive (classified?) information on her yahoo account she probably deserves to go to jail too, or at least lose any clearance she might have.

The very key word being “if.”

What he did was a criminal offense and he needs to be punished.

I agree, recall I was calling for one year, you only wanted 6 months!

Don’t diminish the seriousness of the crime by putting part of the blame on Palin’s carelessness.

What? I am not. I am just making the point that since it isn’t an official government medium I don’t think or know if he can be charged with anything more!

Honestly!

I realize that you guys just want to argue with me for the sake of argueing, however, it’s a bit silly when you argue with me when I am just stating a fact.

O.K. There is that “full of yourself” arrogance that you do so well. Calling someone who expresses an opinion “silly”. I guess that is better than “bogus”. I don’t consider it “silly” to criticize you for using the “blame the victim” argument. You were implying that Sarah Palin got what she deserved for using an unsecured provider for her e-mails. That was a lazy argument, used by libs all the time. It doesn’t matter that little boy wonder didn’t find anything. What he did was a criminal offense and he needs to be punished. Don’t diminish the seriousness of the crime by putting part of the blame on Palin’s carelessness. If there had been anything on there to damage her, you can bet it would be made public. And yes, it would have been stupid on her part, but that is not at issue here.

I realize that you guys just want to argue with me for the sake of argueing, however, it’s a bit silly when you argue with me when I am just stating a fact.

Mishandling of classified information is a very big deal. Mishandling certain types can constitute a crime.

Vic:

That right there is conspiracy to tamper with an election – at the bare minimum.

That is a good point, although I am not sure if that would be true legally. I think election tampering means stuff like voter fraud or miscounting votes.

I sincerely doubt (since this is a personal email) that it can be treated in a legal sense any different than any other person’s email.

On March 10th, 2009 at 1:42 am, zeroangel said:
RetFireman:

If Sarah Palin was kicking around senstive (classified?) information on her yahoo account she probably deserves to go to jail too, or at least lose any clearance she might have. Since it is a yahoo account it doesn’t deserve to be treated in a court of law anymore than anyone else’s yahoo account.

Zero…you lost a lot of credibility with that response. Blaming the victim is a no-no. What that little snot did was criminal. Period.

On March 9th, 2009 at 3:37 pm, zeroangel said:
*yawn*

My outrage over this thing has long since past. The kid deserves to be punished but I think any jail time is a bit much.

Under normal circumstances, I’d agree. However, this clown accessed Palin’s email with – by his own admission – the intent of digging up any kind of dirt to derail Palin’s candidacy. That right there is conspiracy to tamper with an election – at the bare minimum.