Student convicted in Palin e-mail hacking

From: The Washington Times | April 30, 2010 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal jury has convicted a former Tennessee college student of two charges in the hacking of Sarah Palin's e-mail account. The jury convicted 22-year-old David Kernell of unauthorized access to a computer and obstruction of justice. He was found not guilty of wire fraud and the jury failed to reach a verdict on identity theft. Kernell was charged with breaking into Mrs. Palin's e-mail while she was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008. Defense attorney Wade Davies has said it was a prank, but prosecutors claimed he was trying to damage Mrs. Palin's campaign. ...

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Student convicted in Palin e-mail hacking

From: The Washington Times | April 30, 2010 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal jury has convicted a former Tennessee college student of two charges in the hacking of Sarah Palin's e-mail account. The jury convicted 22-year-old David Kernell of unauthorized access to a computer and obstruction of justice. He was found not guilty of wire fraud and the jury failed to reach a verdict on identity theft. Kernell was charged with breaking into Mrs. Palin's e-mail while she was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008. Defense attorney Wade Davies has said it was a prank, but prosecutors claimed he was trying to damage Mrs. Palin's campaign. ...

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