CDR: Re: Jim Bell

[Declan McCullagh]

The affidavit/complaint we link to at cluebot.com contains an
allegation from the Feds that Bell only 'fessed up to (in previous
interviews with l.e.)  authoring the AP essays.

I do not recall reading about, or writing about, Bell being charged
with deploying a working AP system. No, they've been prosecuting him
using far more mundane allegations of SSN misuse, stinkbombs, and
stalking. AP just gives it all spice, I suppose.

-Declan


On Mon, Nov 27, 2000 at 11:46:14PM -0500, R. A. Hettinga wrote:
> At 7:45 PM -0800 on 11/27/00, Tim May wrote:
> 
> 
> > (I think any of
> > us could be called as witnesses to refute a state claim that he was
> > deploying a real system!)
> 
> Which, unfortunately, and IIRC, he actually *pled* to, nonetheless.
> 
> Sheesh.
> 
> Cheers,
> RAH
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