17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
James A. Donald (jamesd@echeque.com) wrote: : >From: Stanton McCandlish <mech@eff.org> : >Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 11:53:46 -0800 (PST) : > : >Justice Dept. dropped investigation of Phil Zimmermann, declines to : >prosecute. : : I never expected them to prosecute, unless he forced them to by : toilet bombing the court, but I did expect them to keep on : "investigating" him forever and a day. The statute of limitations would have run out in a few months. They could have kept "investigating" a little longer, but then they would have looked really stupid investigating a crime that they couldn't prosecute. That would also have been clear evidence of harassment.