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Orlando-Area Burglar Nabbed After Logging Into Facebook On Stolen Laptop
Here’s a story from our own backyard. Over the last few weeks, there were a few burglaries in Orlando’s College Park neighborhood, which is home to a couple of IT-Lex Members. The suspected thief even...
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Cellphone Pics Of Giant Tires Lead To Federal Convictions
By IT-Lex Intern Shannon Allen (LinkedIn) In the recent opinion U.S. v. Howley, the two defendants took cellphone pictures of a competitor’s giant truck tires and were federally convicted of sharing...
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Fourth Amendment Protections Still Exist On The Border: Ninth Circuit
You may recall our recent post in which we referred to a “Constitution-Free Zone”, the 100-mile-deep boundary of the country, wherein the Department of Homeland Security reserved the right to search...
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Computer Fraud And Abuse Act Under Fire After Latest Indictment
By IT-Lex Intern Shannon Allen (LinkedIn) The New York Times first brought our attention to “the latest lightning rod in the continuing battle between proponents of Internet freedom and the Justice...
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‘Seven Level Wipe’ Leads To Federal Charges, Blogger Threats
Popehat last week reported about the saga of Scott Bloch. Mr. Bloch served as a United States Special Counsel during the Bush Administration, and was a senior figure at the Department of Justice. He...
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Kim Dotcom’s Team Comes Out Swinging In New White Paper
It’s been a couple of months since last we checked in with Kim Dotcom and the FBI’s attempt to bring him to the U.S. to face charges of criminal copyright violation. As you may recall, a New Zealand...
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Social Media Pics Of Guns & Drugs Look Conclusive, Still Need Authentication
Last week, the Fifth Circuit heard the case of United States v. Winters. The defendant had been convicted of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine base; and possession of a firearm by...
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Another Hacking Conviction Asks Questions Of CFAA
By IT-Lex Intern Christopher Britt (LinkedIn) Deep in the bowels of the Ninth Circuit, the same law that was being used to prosecute Aaron Swartz has reared its ugly head again. This time, David...
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Judge Allows FBI’s Cellphone Spoofing Location Tracker
By IT-Lex Intern Nicole Sellers (LinkedIn) A man named Daniel Rigmaiden is currently facing federal conspiracy, wire fraud and identity theft charges, and there’s a fair amount of controversy about the...
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Court Allows Continuance After “Most Extraordinary” Document Dump
By IT-Lex Intern Christopher Britt (LinkedIn) Let it never be said that the United States’ Attorney’s office is not a giver. Recently, in U.S. v. Cashion, a case involving fraud, conspiracy and money...
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