Palin Derangement Syndrome: Son of DemocRAT operative and E-MailHacker Convicted on Two Charges
 

Palin Derangement Syndrome: Son of DemocRAT operative and E-Mail
Hacker Convicted on Two Charges

By Doug Powers • April 30, 2010 03:31 PM

Today’s news is mostly being dominated by Arizona immigration law and
the oil slick (don’t worry, the Department of Justice has dispatched a
team of attorneys to the Gulf… whew!), but there is some other news
just in…

"KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The 22-year-old son of a Democratic Tennessee
lawmaker has been convicted on two charges in the hacking of Sarah
Palin’s e-mail account while she campaigned on the Republican
presidential ticket in 2008.

The federal court jury reached its verdict Friday against David
Kernell after four days of deliberation.

He was found guilty of obstruction of justice and unauthorized access
to a computer, but was acquitted on a charge of wire fraud.

The jury was deadlocked on a charge of identify theft. Prosecutors
reserve the right to have a new trial on that charge. The charge of
obstructing an investigation has a maximum 20-year prison sentence."
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