Kyle Jeffrey Tschiegg, 39, of Sarasota, Florida was sentenced in United States District Court here today to 90 months’ imprisonment for e-mailing threats, including threats to cause a candidate to drop out of a race for statewide office in Florida; hacking into e-mail accounts of individuals and companies; and using stolen identity information to commit…
Category: Court
Ca: Suit alleges secret sex tapes
Jane Seyd reports: A West Vancouver man is suing his former lover — a North Vancouver teacher — for making a secret sex tape of them, and then showing it to her ex-husband, who then brutally beat the boyfriend in his own home. In a civil lawsuit, filed in B.C. Supreme Court Dec. 29, the…
FL: Policeman Demands Names of Anonymous Commenters from Newspaper
Courthouse News reports: After the Sun-Sentinel newspaper published an article under the headline, “Officer accused of sending nude photos of ex-lover,” several people posted defamatory, pseudonymous statements about the officer on the newspaper’s Internet message board, the policeman says. Pembroke Pines police Officer Daniel Rakofsky wants the newspaper to tell him who those people are….
MA: Warrantless Dorm Search Upheld
Scott Jaschik reports: A Massachusetts appeals court ruled Wednesday that Boston College police officers acted legally when they searched the dormitory room of two students without a warrant. The search, prompted by reports that the students had weapons in the room, found weapons — which were legal, but violated college rules — and also drugs,…