Are you breaking the law? Bet you are!
Posted by: Jon on 05/18/2013 03:17 PM
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Did you realize that there are over 3500 federal crimes on the books? Chances are you have broken, will break, or are breaking one as we speak... I came across 2 in an article from Maxim that stuck out a little bit.
In the United States, mail and wire fraud is any fraudulent scheme to intentionally deprive another of property or honest services via mail or wire communication. It has been a federal crime in the United States since 1872.
Here is a scenario that would put you on the wrong side of this law: You find your significant others Facebook page open, and joyfully write a status of "I like to run with Justin Bieber, naked in Morocco, while wearing a pink boa," you unwillingly have made your partner a victim of wire fraud, and you have become a class C felon - Way to go, see you in the chow line of the supermax. Maxim notes that you either wait for your friend to make the same mistake (by which time you’ll forget to return the prank), or take it like a man and report him to the feds. He’ll inevitably be convicted of transmitting "fraudulent information" over “wires,” and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Computer Fraud and Abuse (Title 18 U.S. Code §1030)
Intentionally accessing a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access, and thereby obtaining information contained in a financial record of a financial institution, information from any department or agency of the United States; or information from ANY protected computer.
This little-known federal law which punishes “unauthorized” access to an electrical current with up to 10 years in prison and a free trial subscription to AOL instant. Some of the bigger offenses under the “act” include violating a website’s terms of use, lying about one’s height, and arranging an awkward encounter with Dateline's Chris Hansen.
I have taken this information and warned my other half to not leave her Facebook page open, as that in my opinion is entrapment. She knows full well an open page is an invitation for some type of absurd Justin Bieber loving status....You have been warned.
In the United States, mail and wire fraud is any fraudulent scheme to intentionally deprive another of property or honest services via mail or wire communication. It has been a federal crime in the United States since 1872.
Here is a scenario that would put you on the wrong side of this law: You find your significant others Facebook page open, and joyfully write a status of "I like to run with Justin Bieber, naked in Morocco, while wearing a pink boa," you unwillingly have made your partner a victim of wire fraud, and you have become a class C felon - Way to go, see you in the chow line of the supermax. Maxim notes that you either wait for your friend to make the same mistake (by which time you’ll forget to return the prank), or take it like a man and report him to the feds. He’ll inevitably be convicted of transmitting "fraudulent information" over “wires,” and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Computer Fraud and Abuse (Title 18 U.S. Code §1030)
Intentionally accessing a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access, and thereby obtaining information contained in a financial record of a financial institution, information from any department or agency of the United States; or information from ANY protected computer.
This little-known federal law which punishes “unauthorized” access to an electrical current with up to 10 years in prison and a free trial subscription to AOL instant. Some of the bigger offenses under the “act” include violating a website’s terms of use, lying about one’s height, and arranging an awkward encounter with Dateline's Chris Hansen.
I have taken this information and warned my other half to not leave her Facebook page open, as that in my opinion is entrapment. She knows full well an open page is an invitation for some type of absurd Justin Bieber loving status....You have been warned.
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