Jim Bell sentenced to 10 years in prison

[Duncan Frissell]

On Tue, 28 Aug 2001, John Young wrote:

> Tanner's courtroom, she's very dirty. Jeff and Rob and the
> undercover agents behaved exactly the same and
> relished displaying the effect of their sucker punches
> to the jury.

But that's no excuse for JB not sucker punching back.  The only reason for
running your own defense is so that you can get nastier in cross-ex than a
lawyer can.  If you can't do it, you're better off having a lawyer do
everything.

I think JB had the worst of both worlds - a lawyer who he alternately
ignored and fought with.  I wasn't there but just an impression.

> Anybody who has been responding to Aimee's emails in a
> manner that has her name in the To: is fucked, but the
> same is true if you didn't do that but decided instead
> to eat her bait and flaunt your superior intelligence.

I think Jeff used up all the low-hanging fruit on the list.  Anyone else
he goes after comes expensive.  Maybe Choate but would he really be worth
it.

Anyone with half a brain could put on a stronger defense than the two
previous victims.  We either have the money or the emotional resources to
corral a defense.  CJ & JB didn't really even try.   For example, neither
got real lawyers.

> I figure there is more than one operation underway here,
> and not all of them know what the others are doing. Christ,
> the feeding is so bountiful they're probably shiteating each
> other's. Which is what happens when cybercrimebusters
> have resources beyond their abilities.

They need an overt act.  Mere chat won't be enough.

DCF
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