Sarah Palin’s email hacker found guilty
David Kernell, the student accused of hacking into Sarah Palin’s Yahoo email account back in 2008, has been found guilty of computer fraud and the obstruction of justice but cleared of wire fraud and identity theft.
In 2008, with the U.S. presidential election in full swing and Sarah Palin’s star shining brightly, the former Republican Governor of Alaska and nominee for vice-president had her Yahoo email account hacked. Some of the contents appeared online, although nothing juicy enough to harm her reputation.
According to Ars Technica, a jury found Kernell guilty on two charges on Friday, and the 22-year-old now faces up to 20 years in prison.
Palin remarked on the outcome of the case by posting to Facebook:
Violating the law, or simply invading someone’s privacy for political gain, has long been repugnant to Americans’ sense of fair play. As Watergate taught us, we rightfully reject illegally breaking into candidates’ private communications for political intrigue in an attempt to derail an election.
The hacking of a Yahoo email account on a par with the Watergate scandal? If you say so, Ms. Palin, if you say so.
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May 4th, 2010
Only 20 years? Gosh. I would have expected 20 times the death penalty in the land of freedom.
August 6th, 2010
20 years for hacking into an e-mail address, ahahha that’s like giving death penalty to someone whom stolen 1 cent, that judge has to have an iq on minus, considering that other criminals get less years of jail for murder. i guess nowadays murder is less important then online fraud.
o yea! that happen in USA, nothing new.
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