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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. I'm still confused by something... by Pojut · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I understand (and agree) that the guy should be punished for hacking this account, but how come nothing ever happend about Palin conducting official State business using her personal email account? Is it because the information was technically obtained illegaly? Or did something happen and I just missed it...?

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  2. Obstruction of justice by Hatta · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What did he do that qualifies as obstruction of justice?

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  3. Re:Justice? by geekoid · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wonder if wiping your fingerprints after a robbery constitutes obstruction of justice?

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