No Jail Time For Online Dating Hacker

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The Los Angeles Times (Newsday).

[snip]

By promising to join the military, a former Long Island police officer
avoided jail time and probation Monday for hacking into his ex-girlfriend's
online dating account and setting up dates for her with men she didn't
know.

Michael Valentine, 29, was charged in April with 197 counts, including
stalking, computer tampering and harassment. He pleaded guilty in June to
two misdemeanor charges of unauthorized use of a computer.

Prosecutors said Valentine sought revenge against a former girlfriend by
logging into her Match.com account, assuming her identity and contacting 70
men. Some of the men showed up at the woman's house for dates arranged by
Valentine.

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More:
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-na-hacker27feb27,1,4758854.story

- - ferg

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