Deputy US Marshal pleads guilty to obtaining cell phone location unlawfully [pdf]
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#2> Pena pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining confidential phone records. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. A
federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors
He'll probably get 6 months probation
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#3> Pena pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining confidential phone records. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors He'll probably get 6 months probation
>He'll probably get 6 months probation
That's the standard for most first time, non-violent offenses.
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#4It sounds like this was a piece of software where you uploaded a PDF of “proof” that you had the authority to track anyone in America, and then it let you. And someone finally bothered to look at the proof and it was a blank page.
This is why I’m against giving the government the power to intercept communications or middle-man encryption. They always pitch it like “This power will be protected by courts and warrants and Fort Knox level security!!” and then it’s a checkbox that any bureaucrat can use to violate civil liberties en masse.
Re: Deputy US Marshal pleads guilty to obtaining cell phone location unlawfully [pdf]
#5> Pena pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining confidential phone records. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors He'll probably get 6 months probation
>He'll probably get 6 months probation That's the standard for most first time, non-violent offenses.
Like selling drugs or "money laundering"? I don't think so.
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#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
>He'll probably get 6 months probation That's the standard for most first time, non-violent offenses.
Like selling drugs or "money laundering"? I don't think so.
I mean, there are lots of worse penalties for things related to organized crime. Things like minor fraud or burglary are often also in the probation bucket.
Re: Deputy US Marshal pleads guilty to obtaining cell phone location unlawfully [pdf]
#7It sounds like this was a piece of software where you uploaded a PDF of “proof” that you had the authority to track anyone in America, and then it let you. And someone finally bothered to look at the proof and it was a blank page. This is why I’m against giving the government the power to intercept communications or middle-man encryption. They always pitch it like “This power will be protected by courts and warrants…
Yea I sometimes get a feeling that a large portion of the population just doesn’t understand conditionals. If you tell them “you have the authority to do X if Y”, they just ignore the Y part.
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#8And he got his access from the infamous Uvalde County Sheriff's Office where he was assigned to the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force.
Indictment here: https://www.justice.gov/d9/press-releases/attachments/2022/0...
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#9> Pena pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining confidential phone records. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors He'll probably get 6 months probation
>He'll probably get 6 months probation That's the standard for most first time, non-violent offenses.
> That's the standard for most first time, non-violent offenses
In what country?
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#10It's disturbing how much this information is sold and resold:
* Securus purchased the location data from 3Cinteractive Corporation, which was located in Boca Raton, Florida.
* 3Cinteractive Corporation, in turn, purchased such data from Technocom Corporation (doing business as LocationSmart), which was located in Carlsbad, California.
* Technocom Corporation (doing business as LocationSmart) purchased this data directly from telecommunications services providers.
* This capability enabled Securus’s registered users to obtain the location data entered in the LBS platform, or, in other words, to ascertain the approximate physical location of a particular cellular telephone on demand.
Source: https://www.justice.gov/d9/press-releases/attachments/2022/0...