Robb Murray reports: The University of Minnesota Duluth student charged with extortion in his attempt to get nude photos of a Minnesota State University student has been sentenced to five years of probation and banned from using social networking Internet sites. Anthony Phillip Dzik, 24, pleaded guilty to identity theft and harassment in St. Louis…
Bush’s wiretapping goes to court in S.F.
Bob Egelko reports: After years of wrangling over legal procedures, the lawyer for a defunct Islamic charity laid out his case Wednesday that former President George W. Bush’s secret wiretapping program was illegal – an argument that an Obama administration attorney refused to discuss. “May the president of the United States break the law in…
‘Sneak-and-peek’ searches being used for regular crimes
Raw Story reports: The Justice Department made 763 requests for “sneak-and-peek” warrants in 2008, but only three of those had to with terrorism investigations, Sen. Russ Feingold told a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. “Sneak-and-peek” warrants allow law enforcement officials to break into homes and businesses and search the premises without the investigated party…
Former Assistant District Attorney pleads guilty to unauthorized access to information by use of a computer
A former Jefferson Parish Assistant District Attorney pled guilty in federal court today to unauthorized access to information by use of computer. According to the factual basis (pdf) filed, after a near accident on I-10 near Gulfport, Mississippi, Perry Booth IV copied the license plate number of the other car. When he was unable to…