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MISSOURI MAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO
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CHARGES OF CRACKING 911 SYSTEM
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(Feb. 17)
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A 19-year-old University of Missouri
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has pleaded not guilty to federal
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charges he invaded the 911 emergency
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phone network for nine states, then
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passed along stolen information in an
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electronic publication.
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Craig Neidorf was indicted earlier
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this month along with Robert J. Riggs,
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20, of Decatur, Ga. They are charged
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with interstate transportation of stolen
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property, wire fraud and violations of
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the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
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of 1986.
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As reported earlier, prosecutors
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allege the two used computers to enter
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the 911 system of Atlanta's Bell South
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and copied the program that controls and
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maintains the system. The stolen
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material then allegedly was published on
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a computer bulletin board system
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operating in the Chicago suburb of
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Lockport. Authorities contend Neidorf
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edited the data for an electronic
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publication known as "Phrack."
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Associated Press writer Sarah Nordgren
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reports that at a hearing Thursday,
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assistant US Attorney William Cook was
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granted a motion to prevent the 911
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program from becoming part of the public
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record during the trial. US District
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Judge Nicholas Bua set April 16 as the
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trial date.
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The 911 system in question controls
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emergency calls to police, fire,
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ambulance and emergency services in
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cities in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia,
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Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, North
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Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
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