Date: 08-16-2005

Case Style: United States of America v. Scott Levine

Case Number: 20054:04-cr-00175-WRW

Judge: Unknown

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Pulaski County

Plaintiff's Attorney: Karen D. Coleman, Assistant United States Attorney, Little Rock, Arkansas and Amanda M. Hubbard, U. S. Department of Justice, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Department, Washington, D.C.

Defendant's Attorney:

David M. Garvin, David M. Garvin, P.A., Miami, Florida

Description:

The United States charged Scott Levine with 120 counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer, two counts of access-device fraud for cracking passwords, and one count of obstruction of justice for the attempted removal and destruction of computer hard drives for stealing some 1.6 billion personal records from Acxiom Corp, a data seller.

Count: 1 Citation: 18:371.F Offense Level: 4 18:371.F CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES; NMT 5 years; NMT $250,000; NMT 3 years supervised release

Count: 11-19 Citation: 18:1030A.F Offense Level: 4 18:1030A.F UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OF A PROTECTED COMPUTER; NMT 5 years; NMT $250,000; NMT 3 years supervised release

Count: 141 Citation: 18:1957-5800.F Offense Level: 4 18:1957-5800.F MONEY LAUNDERING; NMT 10 years; NMT $250,000; NMT 3 years supervised release

Count: 142-143 Citation: 18:1029A.F Offense Level: 4 18:1029A.F ACCESS DEVICE FRAUD; NMT 10 years; NMT $250,000; NMT 3 years supervised release

Count: 144 Citation: 18:1512B.F Offense Level: 4 18:1512B.F OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE; NMT 20 years; NMT $250,000; NMT 3 years supervised release

Count: 2-5 Citation: 18:1030A.F Offense Level: 4 18:1030A.F UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OF A PROTECTED COMPUTER; NMT 5 years; NMT $250,000; NMT 3 years supervised release

Count: 20-54 Citation: 18:1030A.F Offense Level: 4 18:1030A.F UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OF A PROTECTED COMPUTER; NMT 5 years; NMT $250,000; NMT 3 years supervised release

Count: 55 Citation: 18:1030A.F Offense Level: 4 18:1030A.F UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OF A PROTECTED COMPUTER; NMT 5 years; NMT $250,000; NMT 3 years supervised release

Count: 56-140 Citation: 18:1030A.F Offense Level: 4 18:1030A.F UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OF A PROTECTED COMPUTER; NMT 5 years; NMT $250,000; NMT 3 years supervised release

Count: 6-10 Citation: 18:1030A.F Offense Level: 4 18:1030A.F UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OF A PROTECTED COMPUTER; NMT 5 years; NMT $250,000; NMT 3 years supervised release Def Custody Status: Released

Outcome: Defendant was found guility on most counts but not guilty on 15 counts including unauthorized access and one count of conspiracy and one count of money laundering.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: Editor's Note: Normally, MoreLaw does not report criminal cases but this particular case was worth the effort because of the nature of the crime and the potential impact that it may have on the Internet community.