Feds: TV news anchor hacked, then leaked colleague's e-mail

Feds: TV news anchor hacked, then leaked colleague's e-mail
Philadelphia news man charged with sending co-anchor's private info to local newspaper
By Sharon Gaudin

July 22, 2008 (Computerworld) A Philadelphia TV news anchor was charged on Monday with breaking into his co-anchor's e-mail accounts more than 500 times and feeding information he found there to a local newspaper.

Lawrence Mendte was charged with one felony count of intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and obtaining information in furtherance of a tortious act. Mendt, a news anchor at CBS affiliate KYW-TV, is accused of secretly accessing one work and two personal e-mail accounts for co-anchor Alycia Lane between March 2006 and May 2008.

Mendte allegedly used his work computer, along with a home computer and a system at his vacation home, to break into the accounts.

Between just Jan. 1 and May 26 of this year, Mendte logged into Lane's personal accounts approximately 537 times, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Mendte, who faces five years in prison, was released from his contract in June following an independent investigation by CBS, according to a story on the KYW Web site.

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Posted on Tue, Jul. 22, 2008


The rise of Larry Mendte
By TOM SCHMIDT
Philadelphia Daily News

schmidt@phillynews.com 215-854-5900

Video included:

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20080722_The_rise_of_Larry_Mendte.html

And, yes, I realize jealousy wasn't mentioned in the story, but, I can read between the lines.

rabid sexism, among other things.

from what is happening with our wonderful big brother government. Convict him and then convict the others.

if the government does it, and gets caught..they just make up a law making it legal, retroactively of course.