Friday, November 12, 2010

David Kernell Sentenced to a Year in Custody For Hacking Palin's Email

David Kernell was indited, convicted, and has not been sentenced to just over a year in custody (one day over a year). He will also have three years of probation. The term is under the 15 to 21 month federal guideline recommendations.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/11/palin-hacker-sentenced

"Kernell, 22, was convicted earlier this year of misdemeanor computer intrusion and a felony count of obstruction of justice. The jury found him not guilty of a wire-fraud charge and hung on a fourth charge for identity theft, after four days of deliberating.

The convictions carried a maximum sentence of 20 years in custody and a possible fine of up to $250,000. Federal sentencing guidelines recommend a sentence of between 15 and 21 months in prison. The government was seeking 18 months, but Kernell’s attorney asked the court to forgo a prison sentence and give his client probation instead.

Kernell was sentenced to one year and one day in custody and three years of probation. Federal Judge Thomas W. Phillips recommended that his sentence be served in a halfway house in Tennessee, although his destination will be determined by the federal Bureau of Prisons.
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