The U.S. Department of Justice’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section makes the statement loud and clear: internet crime will be punished. Take a look at three press releases on the department’s website for confirmation that if you do the crime you will do the crime even in regard to cybercrime:30-month Prison Term: Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced that Mitchell L. Frost, age 23, of Bellevue, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lesley Wells to 30 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Frost was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of 40,000 to Bill O’Reilly.com and 10,000 to the University of Akron, and a special assessment of 200 to the Crime Victims’ Fund. Frost previously appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy A. Vecchiarelli on May 26, 2010, at which time he pleaded guilty to a two-count Information, filed on May 14, 2010, which charged Frost with causing damage to a Continue Reading »

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