February 14, 2005
LOUISIANA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SENDING EMAIL WITH ATTACHMENT THAT CAUSED
INTERNET SERVICE TO DIAL 9-1-1
The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of
California announced that David Jeansonne pleaded guilty today to two
criminal counts in a scheme that sent email to users of Microsoft's
WebTV1Internet service containing an attachment that, when opened,
reprogrammed their computers to dial 9-1-1 without their knowledge.
This prompted unnecessary emergency police dispatches at numerous
locations around the country in July 2002.
David Jeansonne, 44, of Metairie, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to two
counts charging him with intentionally damaging protected computers,
causing a threat to public safety and losses of over $5000, in violation
of 18 U.S.C. ยง 1030(a)(5)(A)(i).
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/can/press/html/2005_02_14_jeansonne.html
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/02/17/2033211.shtml?tid=123&tid=220
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