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º ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ßÜ Û ÛßßßÛ Ûßßßß ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ º
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º ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ßÜ Û Û Û ÛÜÜÜÜ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ º
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º ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ßÛ Û Û ÜÜÜÜÛ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ º
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º Vaginal and Anal Secretions Newsletter #0060 º
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º Date Released : [07/15/92] Author: My aCHiNG LeFT NuT º
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º The Real Story On The MOD Bust. º
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ÓÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĽ
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(ED- Please note that we didn't write this, but it was found on a bulletin
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board where it had been ascii captured from internet I assume. I found
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it to be of great interest, and figured VaS could help spread the news).
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Newsgroups: alt.security,misc.legal,ut.general
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weird!mthvax.cs.miami.edu!news.miami.edu!ncar!gatech!concert!samba!usenet
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From: Nigel.Allen@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Nigel Allen)
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Subject: Alleged "Computer Hackers" Indicted in New York
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Message-ID: <1992Jul10.110342.14512@samba.oit.unc.edu>
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Summary: U.S. Justice Department press release
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Keywords: phreaking credit bureau
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Sender: usenet@samba.oit.unc.edu
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Nntp-Posting-Host: lambada.oit.unc.edu
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Organization: Echo Beach, Toronto
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1992 11:03:42 GMT
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My apologies if you see this more than once. My initial posting
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may not have worked properly. This is being cross-posted
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to several groups; if you wish to follow up to it, please be selective.
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The following press release was issued by the U.S. Justice
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Department, as far as I can tell. The obvious disclaimer:
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I have no involvement with the U.S. Justice Department, the U.S. Secret
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Service, the FBI, or any of the individuals indicted in this matter.
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Group of "Computer Hackers" Indicted; First Use of Wiretaps in
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Such a Case
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To: National Desk
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Contact: Federico E. Virella Jr., 212-791-1955, or
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Stephen Fishbein, 212-791-1978, of the Office of
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the U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York; or
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Betty Conkling of the U.S. Secret Service, 212-466-4400; or
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Joseph Valiquette Jr. of the Federal Bureau of
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Investigation, 212-335-2715
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NEW YORK, July 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A group of five "computer
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hackers" has been indicted on charges of computer tampering, computer
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fraud, wire fraud, illegal wiretapping, and conspiracy, by a federal
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grand jury in Manhattan, resulting from the first investigative use
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of court-authorized wiretaps to obtain conversations and data
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transmissions of computer hackers.
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A computer hacker is someone who uses a computer or a telephone to
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obtain unauthorized access to other computers.
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The indictment, which was filed today, alleges that Julio
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Fernandez, a/k/a "Outlaw," John Lee, a/k/a "Corrupt," Mark Abene,
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a/k/a "Phiber Optik," Elias Ladopoulos, a/k/a "Acid Phreak," and Paul
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Stira, a/k/a "Scorpion," infiltrated a wide variety of computer
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systems, including systems operated by telephone companies, credit
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reporting services, and educational institutions.
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According to Otto G. Obermaier, United States Attorney for the
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Southern District of New York, James E. Heavey, special agent in
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charge, New York Field Division, United States Secret Service,
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William Y. Doran, special agent in charge, Criminal Division, New
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York Field Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Scott
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Charney, chief of the Computer Crime Unit of the Department of
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Justice, the indictment charges that the defendants were part of a
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closely knit group of computer hackers self-styled "MOD," an acronym
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used variously for "Masters of Disaster" and "Masters of Deception"
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among other things. The indictment alleges that the defendants broke
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into computers "to enhance their image and prestige among other
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computer hackers; to harass and intimidate rival hackers and other
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people they did not like; to obtain telephone, credit, information
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and other services without paying for them; and to obtain passwords,
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account numbers and other things of value which they could sell to
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others." The defendants are also alleged to have used unauthorized
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passwords and billing codes to make long distance telephone calls and
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to be able to communicate with other computers for free.
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Some of the computers that the defendants allegedly broke into
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were telephone switching computers operated by Southwestern Bell, New
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York Telephone, Pacific Bell, U.S. West and Martin Marietta
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Electronics Information and Missile Group. According to the
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indictment, such switching computers each control telephone service
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for tens of thousands of telephone lines. In some instances, the
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defendants allegedly tampered with the computers by adding and
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altering calling features. In some cases, the defendants allegedly
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call forwarded local numbers to long distance numbers and thereby
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obtained long distance services for the price of a local call.
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Southwestern Bell is alleged to have incurred losses of approximately
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$370,000 in 1991 as a result of computer tampering by defendants
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Fernandez, Lee, and Abene.
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The indictment also alleges that the defendants gained access to
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computers operated by BT North America, a company that operates the
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Tymnet data transfer network. The defendants were allegedly able to
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use their access to Tymnet computers to intercept data communications
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while being transmitted through the network, including computer
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passwords of Tymnet employees. On one occasion, Fernandez and Lee
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allegedly intercepted data communications on a network operated by
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the Bank of America.
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The charges also allege that the defendants gained access to
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credit and information services including TRW, Trans Union and
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Information America. The defendants allegedly were able to obtain
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personal information on people including credit reports, telephone
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numbers, addresses, neighbor listings and social security numbers by
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virtue of their access to these services. On one occasion Lee and
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another member of the group are alleged to have discussed obtaining
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information from another hacker that would allow them to alter credit
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reports on TRW. As quoted in the indictment, Lee said that the
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information he wanted would permit them "to destroy people's lives...
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or make them look like saints."
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The indictment further charges that in November 1991, Fernandez
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and Lee sold information to Morton Rosenfeld concerning how to access
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credit services. The indictment further alleges that Fernandez later
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provided Rosenfeld's associates with a TRW account number and
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password that Rosenfeld and his associates used to obtain
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approximately 176 TRW credit reports on various individuals. (In a
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separate but related court action, Rosenfeld pleaded guilty to
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conspiracy to use and traffic in account numbers of TRW. See below).
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According to Stephen Fishbein, the assistant United States
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attorney in charge of the prosecution, the indictment also allegesat members
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of MOD wiped out almost all of the information contained
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within the Learning Link computer operated by the Educational
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Broadcasting Corp. (WNET Channel 13) in New York City. The Learning
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Link computer provided educational and instructional information to
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hundreds of schools and teachers in New York, New Jersey and
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Connecticut. Specifically, the indictment charges that on Nov. 28,
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1989, the information on the Learning Link was destroyed and a
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message was left on the computer that said: "Happy Thanksgiving you
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turkeys, from all of us at MOD" and which was signed with the aliases
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"Acid Phreak," "Phiber Optik," and "Scorpion." During an NBC News
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broadcast on Nov. 14, 1990, two computer hackers identified only by
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the aliases "Acid Phreak" and "Phiber Optik" took responsibility for
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sending the "Happy Thanksgiving" message.
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Obermaier stated that the charges filed today resulted from a
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joint investigation by the United States Secret Service and the
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Federal Bureau of Investigation. "This is the first federal
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investigation ever to use court-authorized wiretaps to obtain
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conversations and data transmissions of computer hackers," said
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Obermaier. He praised both the Secret Service and the FBI for their
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extensive efforts in this case. Obermaier also thanked the
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Department of Justice Computer Crime Unit for their important
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assistance in the investigation. Additionally, Obermaier thanked the
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companies and institutions whose computer systems were affected by
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the defendants' activities, all of whom cooperated fully in the
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investigation.
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Fernandez, age 18, resides at 3448 Steenwick Ave., Bronx, New
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York. Lee (also known as John Farrington), age 21, resides at 64A
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Kosciusco St. Brooklyn, New York. Abene, age 20, resides at 94-42
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Alstyne Ave., Queens, New York. Elias Ladopoulos, age 22, resides at
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85-21 159th St., Queens, New York. Paul Stira, age 22, resides at
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114-90 227th St., Queens, New York. The defendants' arraignment has
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been scheduled for July 16, at 10 a.m. in Manhattan federal court.
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The charges contained in the indictment are accusations only and
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the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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Fishbein stated that if convicted, each of the defendants may be
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sentenced to a maximum of five years imprisonment on the conspiracy
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count. Each of the additional counts also carries a maximum of five
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years imprisonment, except for the count charging Fernandez with
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possession of access devices, which carries a maximum of ten years
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imprisonment. Additionally, each of the counts carries a maximum
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fine of the greater of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss
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incurred.
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In separate but related court actions, it was announced that
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Rosenfeld and Alfredo De La Fe have each pleaded guilty in Manhattan
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Federal District Court to conspiracy to use and to traffic in
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unauthorized access devices in connection with activities that also
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involved members of MOD.
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Rosenfeld pled guilty on June 24 before the Shirley Wohl Kram,
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United States District Judge. At his guilty plea, Rosenfeld admitted
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that he purchased account numbers and passwords for TRW and other
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credit reporting services from computer hackers and then used the
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information to obtain credit reports, credit card numbers, social
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security numbers and other personal information which he sold to
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private investigators. Rosenfeld added in his guilty plea that on or
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about Nov. 25, 1991, he purchased information from persons named
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"Julio" and "John" concerning how to obtain unauthorized access to
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credit services. Rosenfeld stated that he and his associates later
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obtained additional information from "Julio" which they used to pull
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numerous credit reports. According to the information to which
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Rosenfeld pleaded guilty, he had approximately 176 TRW credit reports
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at his residence on Dec. 6, 1991.
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De La Fe pled guilty on June 19 before Kenneth Conboy, United
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States District Judge. At his guilty plea, De La Fe stated that he
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used and sold telephone numbers and codes for Private Branch
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Exchanges ("PBXs"). According to the information to which De La Fe
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pleaded guilty, a PBX is a privately operated computerized telephone
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system that routes calls, handles billing, and in some cases permits
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persons calling into the PBX to obtain outdial services by entering a
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code. De La Fe admitted that he sold PBX numbers belonging to Bugle
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Boy Industries and others to a co-conspirator who used the numbers in
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a call sell operation, in which the co-conspirator charged others to
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make long distance telephone calls using the PBX numbers. De La Fe
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further admitted that he and his associates used the PBX numbers to
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obtain free long distance services for themselves. De La Fe said
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that one of the people with whom he frequently made free long
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distance conference calls was a person named John Farrington, who he
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also knew as "Corrupt."
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Rosenfeld, age 21, resides at 2161 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Alfredo De La Fe, age 18, resides at 17 West 90th St., N.Y.
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Rosenfeld and De La Fe each face maximum sentences of five years,
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imprisonment and maximum fines of the greater of $250,000, or twice
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the gross gain or loss incurred. Both defendants have been released
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pending sentence on $20,000 appearance bonds. Rosenfeld's sentencing
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is scheduled for Sept. 9, before Shirley Wohl Kram. De La Fe's
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sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 31, before Conboy.
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