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Get Fired. Delete Colleague's Account. Go To Jail.

Posted by Zonk on from the i-would-have-taken-up-a-hobby dept.

SierraPete writes "CNet reports that Thomas Millot, a former systems analyst for a major pharmaceutical company, has lost his appeal on a computer intrusion charge. Mr. Millot was convicted of unlawfully entering the system that he used to work on and deleting a colleague's account after his job was outsourced. Mr. Millot's attorneys argued that his actions did not amount to $5K in damage--the threshold for the crime he was convicted of. The court disagreed, saying that IBM had done over $20K in work to undo his handiwork." Update: 01/14 19:55 GMT by J : Typo corrected; turns out the word "not" is important...

4 of 425 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Go to jail already. by TheSkyIsPurple · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Funny. His ID is lower than yours =-)

    Not by much... but still

  2. Re:Go to jail already. by Maxwell · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am only posting to see my number. Heh.

    JON

  3. Re:Go to jail already. by dogbowl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    me too

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  4. Re:Go to jail already. by d474 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    $20k dollars VS. $200 billion

    Point being...everyone here thinks this $20,000 dollar criminal should go to jail.
    But President Bush, the nitwit that led our nation to war under false pretenses costing $200 billion is chillin' in the White House, figuring out a way to lead us into another costly bullshit war with Iran.

    Wow. Interesting how the hyenas attack the weak in large numbers, but scurry away with their tails between their legs when the Alpha male exerts his misguided authority.

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