Proof that 70% is not a lie! ;-)

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_re_us/news_anchor_charged

Feds: Philly ex-anchor hacked colleague's e-mail

PHILADELPHIA - A fired TV newscaster was charged Monday with hacking into
the e-mail of his glamorous younger co-anchor hundreds of times for more
than two years, as leaked information about her personal life helped lead to
her own downfall. 

Federal prosecutors say former KYW-TV anchor Larry Mendte gained access to
Alycia Lane's accounts from home and at work - about 537 times between
January and May alone - and shared some of the information he found with a
reporter. Lane's attorney said the motive was jealousy, but authorities were
silent on Mendte's motive and his method.

"The mere accessing and reading of privileged information is criminal,"
acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid said. "This case, however, went well
beyond just reading someone's e-mail."

The allegations are the latest in what is playing out as a titillating local
news rivalry that has already ended Lane's career at KYW-TV, the CBS
affiliate in Philadelphia. She was fired in January after a series of
embarrassing off-camera incidents, including a scuffle with a New York City
police officer.

Now the scandal revolves around Mendte's alleged off-camera conduct. A
one-count information charges Mendte, who co-anchored the news with Lane for
more than four years, with a felony count of intentionally accessing a
protected computer without authorization.

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