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Hacking Neighbor Pleads Guilty On Death Threats and Porn

wiredmikey writes "Another good reason to make sure your wireless is secured! 'Barry Vincent Ardolf of Blaine, Minnesota pleaded guilty to hacking into his neighbor's wireless Internet system and posing as the neighbor to make threats to kill the Vice President of the United States. Just two days into his federal trial in St. Paul, Ardolf stopped the trial to plead guilty. According to the US Department of Justice, in his plea agreement, Ardolf, 45 years-old, was indicted on June 23, 2010, admitted that in February of 2009, he hacked into his neighbor's wireless Internet connection and created multiple Yahoo.com email accounts in his neighbor's name." Ardolf's guilty plea included child porn possession, as well as the death threats.

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  1. My neighbor's IP by asher09 · · Score: 5, Funny

    First post! ...(from my neighbor's IP address; so mod him down, not me)

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    Some were yelling one thing, some another. Most of them had no idea what was going on or why they were there. Acts19:32
    1. Re:My neighbor's IP by Eudial · · Score: 4, Funny

      Stupid Flanders!

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      GAAH! MY PRINTER IS ON FIRE!!! PUT IT OUT! PUT IT OUT!
  2. In all fairness... by DWMorse · · Score: 5, Funny

    In all fairness, I live in Minnesota. I can vouch that there's just not much else to do around here in the winter.

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    There's a spot in User Info for World of Warcraft account names? Really?