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Florida Computer Crime Defense Attorney / Lawyer notes a Florida guy got a visit from the Feds, after a long distance wireless antenna was used to access his network on the 12th Floor of a Tampa Bay area condominium. The guy the Feds eventually busted was on a boat in the bay and was eventually indicted.…

What About the Feds on Twitter? Most Twitter multimedia is handled by 3d party links. Twitter allows both public or private updates. On Twitter Direct messages are private and the sender can delete these messages. the feds noted that short URLs used to serve malicious links and code. Today we learned the feds will seek…

“You may infer from the Government’s failure to preserve these messages, or the fact that they were deleted by agents, that the missing text “messages were relevant to this case and that they were favorable to both Defendant[s]” Penalties for Destruction or Spoliation of Cyber Evidence Tampa Cyber Crime Attorney just received this tip from a…

Author’s Comment: Your cell phone tells police a lot about you.A Judge recently provided written testimony about about the impact of the ECPA (Electronic Communications Privacy Act — that is a law that appears to be about anything but ensuring privacy of electronic communications). Title I of the ECPA 18 U.S.C.A. § 2510 allegedly protects…

“The images . . . are composite images which were crudely prepared by cutting and pasting a photocopy of the head of a minor onto a photocopy of an adult female.” Cut, Copy, and Paste Not Florida Porn Violation “child pornography has been defined in the federal statutes to specifically include composite images.” See 18…

“The sanctions: Defendant to be imprisoned for up to two years, or until he paid the attorneys’ fees and costs estimated to be a “significant amount.” Spoliation of Evidence in Cybercrimes Florida Cybercrime  Attorney has been researching sanctions for destruction of evidence, also known as Spoliation. The Sanctions: Defendant to Pay Attorneys’ Fees or Serve Two Years Imprisonment…

Polk County State Attorney says he will pursue suspects accused of possessing, trading and, insome cases, even creating child pornography. We learned that the operation is called Operation Child Shield. State Attorney Jerry Hill, whose jurisdiction, the 10th Judicial Circuit, also covers Polk, Hardee, and Highlands counties, says “the penalty which prosecutors pursue is always…

Trafficking Counterfeit Electronics and Components Tampa Federal Criminal Defense Attorney in the Middle District of Florida has just obtained excerpts from a recent indictment for Conspiracy, Trafficking Counterfeit Goods, and Mail Fraud involving electronic components: “The devices are used in a variety of applications including consumer electronics, transportation, medical, spacecraft, and military. Counterfeit integrated circuits can result in product or…

Possession of Child Pornography If you have been charged with CHAB6000 POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY you can call a Tampa Criminal Defense Lawyer at (813) 222-2220 and tell me your story. Form Code: CHAB6000 Florida Statute: 827.071.5Level: Fel (Felony)Degree: 3rdDescription: POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHAB6000 POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY is often charged in Hillsborough County, Florida. Title XLVI CRIMESChapter…

“At trial, the jury will be instructed that data deleted . . . contained information detrimental to defendants.” Tampa Criminal Defense expert has just studied a recent Circuit Court Order in Florida where a Judge ruled a jury can learn of destruction of evidence on a USB Thumb drive and external hard drive in a…