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Hillary Clinton

workinclasszero

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13. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Reply to SunSeeker (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 04:00 AM

Dec 2015

The Sanders campaign employees who accessed the Clinton voter information without authorization appear to have run afoul of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, said Jason Weinstein, a former supervisor of the Justice Department's computer crimes section.

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Sanders campaign's Clinton data searches appear to violate federal law. [View all] SunSeeker Dec 2015 OP

kick Dawson Leery Dec 2015 #1

K&R Historic NY Dec 2015 #2

I'm sure if it can't be blamed on Clinton, Obama will be faulted. Hoyt Dec 2015 #3

There will be charges filed. leftofcool Dec 2015 #4

By whom? elleng Dec 2015 #6

Most likely leftofcool Dec 2015 #9

Yeah! shenmue Dec 2015 #10

And in the end of today, the BS campaign "complied with the DNC" and therefore Iliyah Dec 2015 #5

k&R RandySF Dec 2015 #7

Well...well. This just gets better & better. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #8

Yeah, did they think they could just download and get away with it in this techie age? Sabotaging Cha Dec 2015 #11

Yup. I love Brian Fallon's tweet: SunSeeker Dec 2015 #14

oouuu!! I love it, thank you, SunSeeker! I'll have to pass that around.. Cha Dec 2015 #15

Thank you Brian Fallon. riversedge Dec 2015 #22

Has the #2 data guy commented on Uretsky's.... Princess Turandot Dec 2015 #12

If he has counsel, I imagine he will plead the 5th. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #24

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act workinclasszero Dec 2015 #13

They dont have the campaign experience of Hillary and the Sanders Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #16

Well I am sure the Justice Department is in the bag wildeyed Dec 2015 #17

Yeah, you missed about 60% of the Democratic Party. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #27

Thread Winner! Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #28

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says: yallerdawg Dec 2015 #18

A list of your opponents called "targets" GusBob Dec 2015 #19

No, the "Targets" were voters the Sanders campaign hoped to sway. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #25

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #20

This whole thing with sanders campaign response is a disgrace FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #21

Weaver is a turd. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #23

Contrary to some of the posters thus far... OilemFirchen Dec 2015 #26

I just think it's ironic that the dude running an outsider campaign taking advantage of illegally... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #29

It's not insider information. Anyone could get it, if they PAID for it. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #30