From: "Douglas F. Elznic" <delznic@storm.net>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 1996 12:12:29 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: WIRE TAP ON NET
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19960106040018.259fb770@terminus.storm.net>
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E-MAIL-TAP NETS CRIMINALS
The first-ever court-approved wiretap of an e-mail account has resulted in
the arrest of three people charged with running a sophisticated
cellular-fraud ring.  The alleged mastermind, a German electrical engineer,
advertised his illicit wares on CompuServe, where they caught the attention
of an engineer at AT&T's wireless unit.  The Secret Service and the Drug
Enforcement Agency then got into the act and obtained the Justice Dept.'s
permission to intercept e-mail messages between the alleged perpetrator and
his accomplices.  "This case represents the challenges in the future if we
can't get ahead of the curve in technology," says a U.S. attorney, whose
office is prosecuting the case.  (Wall Street Journal 2 Jan 96 p16)
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