Sunday, February 26, 2012

The sheriff did what?

The New Orleans Division of the FBI website announced on Friday the arrest of a parish sheriff. Why, imagine that? A sheriff got arrested?

Sheriff Royce Edward Toney, 64, of Monroe, La., was arrested on charges of conspiracy, computer fraud, identity theft, and obstruction. ... Also charged was Michael Karl Davis, a major with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office who works in the IT department.

Just imagine... a sheriff and his I.T. guy 

What are the crimes of which he stands indicted?

* conspiracy to track a third-party’s communications
* attempt to cover up the illegal activity
* accessed a protected computer without authorization
* identity theft by utilizing an AOL e-mail address and password belonging to another person
* obstruction for reformatting and installing a new operating system on a computer after the I.T. guy learned of the ongoing FBI investigation
* obstruction by retaliating against a witness who was cooperating with the FBI investigation
The FBI announcement contained this disclaimer: "An indictment is merely an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty."

I wonder why they include "merely"... It certainly is more than "merely"!

Source: www.fbi.gov/neworleans/press-releases/2012/ouachita-parish-sheriff-arrested

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