nbc Palin hacker arrested nbc
- From: Joe <obri6133@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 19:27:24 -0700 (PDT)
Sometimes...ya just gotta laugh.
How incredibly stupid is this kid?
I'll bet he thought it was a really cool idea to hack her email
account.
Oh gee....I didn't know it was a federal crime!!
lol....
Son of Tenn. Democrat indicted in Palin hacking
By DUNCAN MANSFIELD,
Associated Press Writer
October 8, 2008
The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker pleaded not guilty
Wednesday to hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice
presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
David Kernell, 20, of Knoxville, Tenn. entered the plea in federal
court in Knoxville, the same day prosecutors unsealed an indictment
charging him with intentionally accessing Palin's e-mail account
without authorization.
Kernell, an economics student at the University of Tennessee, was
brought into court wearing handcuffs and shackles on his ankles.
He was released without posting bond, but the court limited his
computer use to checking his own e-mail and doing class work.
Kernell's father is longtime state Rep. Mike Kernell of Memphis,
chairman of Tennessee's House Government Operations Committee. The
lawmaker has said he had nothing to do with the hacking incident.
David Kernell was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in
Knoxville and faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine
and three years of supervised release. Trial is set for Dec. 16.
The investigation is continuing. The indictment said at least one
other person successfully reset Palin's e-mail password and accessed
her e-mail account after the hacker named "rubico," whom the
government contends is Kernell, posted his exploits on the Web.
"I wouldn't say specifically whether that other individual may be
charged or not," Justice Department spokeswoman Laura Sweeney said
from Washington.
U.S. Magistrate Judge C. Clifford Shirley restricted Kernell from
discussing the case with any potential witnesses, which include his
roommates.
Kernell was also restricted from having any contact directly or
indirectly with the Alaska governor or her family.
Shirley warned that if Kernell violated any part of his release
conditions, he would be held until the trial.
Kernell's attorney, Wade Davies, accompanied his client in court.
"As soon as we found out about the charges this morning, David
voluntarily turned himself in," said Davies, who refused to answer any
other questions.
The indictment alleges that on Sept. 16 Kernell reset the password to
Palin's personal e-mail account to gain access to it. Authorities say
Kernell then read the contents of the account and made screenshots of
the e-mail directory, e-mail content and other personal information,
later posting some of the information to a public Web site.
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