Federal Jury Convicts David Kernell In Palin Email Hacking Case

Once Palin's email was hacked it not take long to track down the culprit, a David Kernel, who was then brought up on numerous charges. He has now been convicted of felony destruction of records to hamper a federal investigation and unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer. Kernel faces the potential of a lengthy jail sentence, but is unlikely to serve more then a few years if that.

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"A federal jury this afternoon convicted Sarah Palin e-mail intruder David C. Kernell of felony destruction of records to hamper a federal investigation and misdemeanor unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer.

The jury acquitted Kernell, 22, of felony wire fraud.

U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Phillips declared a mistrial on another charge, felony identity theft, after the jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked.

The felony records destruction charge carries a maximum possible 20-year prison sentence, which is virtually certain not to be applied in this case. Federal sentencing guidelines that would apply in this case set a range of 15 to 21 months and allow for probation."