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Palin e-mail hacker sentenced
[Washington Examiner] A former University of Tennessee student who hacked into Sarah Mama Grizzly Palin's e-mail account during the 2008 presidential campaign was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in jug, with the judge recommending a halfway house instead of prison.
That means no punishment at all, right?
His Xbox time is limited to under four hours a day ...
Aren't half-way houses usually full of people taking a rest stop on their way from prison to freedom? Not at all the kind of people one has a chai latte' with after checking out the new toys at Best Buy.
The sentence by U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Phillips fell short of the 18 months in prison sought by federal prosecutors to send a message to would-be hackers during political campaigns, but went beyond the probation recommended by defense attorneys for 22-year-old David Kernell. The additional day of his sentence will make him eligible for a reduced sentence for good behavior.

Phillips said Kernell should get mental health treatment, based on defense comments Friday that he has had conditions including depression since he was 11.
Posted by: Fred 2010-11-13
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