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- Computer Access Arrests In NY 11/03/92
- GREENBURGH, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1992 NOV 3 (NB) -- The
- Greenburgh, New York Police Department has announced the arrest of
- three individuals, Randy P. Sigman, 40; Ronald G. Pinz, Jr, 21; and Byron
- J. Woodard, 18 for the alleged crimes of Unauthorized Use Of A computer
- and Attempted Computer Trespass, both misdemeanors. Also arrested was
- Jason A. Brittain, 22 in satisfaction of a State of Arizona Fugitive From
- Justice warrant.
-
- The arrests took place in the midst of an "OctoberCon" or "PumpCon"
- party billed as a "hacker get-together" at the Marriott Courtyard Hotel in
- Greenburgh. . The arrests were made at approximately 4:00 AM on
- Sunday morning, November 1st. The three defendants arrested for
- computer crimes were granted $1,000 bail and will be arraigned on
- Friday, November 6th.
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- Newsbytes sources said that the get together, which had attracted up to
- sixty people, had dwindled to approximately twenty-five when, at 10:00
- Saturday night, the police, in response to noise complaints arrived and
- allegedly found computers in use accessing systems over telephone lines.
- The police held the twenty-five for questioning and called in Westchester
- County Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Citarella, a prosecutor versed
- in computer crime, for assistance. During the questioning period, the
- information on Brittain as a fugitive from Arizona was obtained and at
- 4:00 the three alleged criminal trespassers and Brittain were charged.
-
- Both Lt. DeCarlo of the Greenburgh police and Citarella told Newsbytes
- that the investigation is continuing and that no further information is
- available at this time.
-
- (Barbara E. McMullen & John F. McMullen/19921103)
-