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Palin Email Snoop Found Guilty On 2 Charges

Posted by Soulskill on from the sorry-about-your-luck dept.

netbuzz writes "A federal jury in Knoxville today has convicted David Kernell, 22, of two charges — misdemeanor computer fraud and felony obstruction of justice — in connection with the 2008 episode where he accessed the personal Yahoo email account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and then initiated a worldwide rummaging of its contents. The obstruction charge carries a maximum prison term of 20 years."

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  1. Two Stupid People by Archangel+Michael · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    There are two stupid people at the heart of this story, David Kernell and Sarah Palin. Stupid knows no political boundaries.

    Anyone suggesting otherwise is just politically naive or blinded by (D) or (R) labels

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  2. Re:Double Standard by socz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    She can't be prosecuted for that, that's why she quit! derrrrrrr

    :P

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  3. Re:Jury also hung on one count by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    She doesn't have an identity. Rush Limbaugh's talking points do not an identity create.

  4. Re:I'm still confused by something... by Jeng · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If they went after Palin for it they would also have to go after the Bush administration for doing the same thing.

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