Obi-Wan wrote: > Dwight Hines wrote: > > >>Why is this not a federal crime? What is the threshold for the feds to take >>an active role in this?
It depends on the local Postal inspector or FBI office's workload. Alas, the current state of affairs has pretty much meant that the FBI is too busy investigating terrorism to do much about crime. 9/11 may be the best thing that's happened to white-collar criminals and the Mob since J. Edgar Hoover. > > I am no lawyer, but I seriously doubt a loss of less than $2000 would be more > than a local Misdemeanor. Felony theft starts at $500 here in AZ, and this violates federal laws if the perp (or their e-mail address) is outside of the state that Dan lives in. That elevates the crime to wire fraud, which both the FBI and Postal police handle (I'm unsure of where they split the responsibility). That said, I sure went and looked carefully at *my* paypal account. (It already has a regularly changed, hard to crack password.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
