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Posted May 24, 2013 5:13 PM CDT
By Stephanie Francis Ward
Angered that the Internet site PayPal had ceased allowing its users to donate to the controversial online publisher WikiLeaks, 14 computer users allegedly fought back. They sent PayPal multiple communication requests, a program that hackers use to saturate networks with information and crash them.
One of the programmers, Keith W. Downey from Jacksonville, Fla., was charged with violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for unauthorized use of a computer. If convicted, Downey, 28, faces 15 years in federal prison.
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Legal History
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Labor & Employment
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Cybersecurity
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Prosecutors
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American Bar Association
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Criminal Justice
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Trials & Litigation
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Criminal Justice
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Administrative Law
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Criminal Procedure
Ex-judge charged with stealing drug evidence while on the bench
Posted May 23, 2013, 02:54 pm CDT
