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Email Interception Defense Considerations

The company faced a maximum penalty of $250,000 on each count of the Information. As part of a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorneys Office which was approved by a U.S. District Court Judge, the company agreed to pay a total fine in the amount of $250,000.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Massachusetts State Police. The case was prosecuted by Jeanne M. Kempthorne, Chief of Sterns Public Corruption and Special Prosecutions Unit.

From : http://www.uniteddefensegroup.com/crimes_email_interception.htm

Public Introductory Letter
January 20, 2000

Dear Vermont Internet Consumer,

I am writing to introduce you to a newly created statewide task force designed to bring together resources from local, state, and federal agencies to address the emerging problem of child exploitation via the Internet.  In recent years Vermont, along with the rest of the nation, has seen a dramatic increase in the number of computer and Internet users and a parallel increase in the number of crimes in which a computer and the Internet is used, in many cases to exploit children by facilitating the trade of child pornography or by allowing perpetrators to lure children into illicit relationships.

Vermont has begun operating an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force on a statewide basis, effective in January of 2000.  The task force is designed to investigate Internet crime and, in cooperation with the Governor’s Committee for Online Safety, to provide the public with information and resources to enhance the safety of Vermont’s children as they travel the “information superhighway.”  In coming months, we hope to make available a number of resources to assist parents, educators, and youth in making their online journeys safer and more enjoyable.

Should you have any questions about this project or wish to make a case referral, please contact us at (802) 652-6858 or at mschirli@dps.state.vt.us.

I look forward to working closely with members of the Vermont Internet community in strengthening our ability to respond to computer and Internet crime and in making the Internet a safe and rewarding place for our children.

Sincerely,

Michael E. Schirling, Detective

ICAC-VT Task Force Coordinator

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Penalty in UK for email interception

Clifford Stanford, the founder of Demon Internet and Redbus and Codefendant George Liddell, a former employee of Redbus, pleaded guilty to email interception. Both men were sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for two years. Stanford was also fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £7,000 towards prosecution costs.

Stanford and Liddell were charged under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 with intercepting emails belonging to John Porter, son of Dame Shirley Porter and former chairman of Redbus.

More from http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39218357,00.htm

Clifford Stanford and the founder of Demon and Redbus and George Liddell, a former employee of Redbus., went on trial in September 20005 over charges of unlawful email interception.

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39217975,00.htm

The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c.23) (RIP or RIPA) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, regulating the powers of public bodies to carry out surveillance and investigation, and covering the interception of communications. It was introduced to take account of technological change such as the growth of the Internet and strong encryption.

RIPA can be invoked by government officials specified in the Act on the grounds of national security, and for the purposes of preventing or detecting crime, preventing disorder, public safety, protecting public health, or in the interests of the economic well-being of the United Kingdom.

Reference : http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000023_en_1

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