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- *** Pirate Magazine Issue I - 5 / File 5 of 11 ***
- *** Pheds bust The Mentor ***
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- Apparently, just operating a BBS can rankle the pheds! The Mentor, operator
- of one of the best information BBSs around, was busted and charges that remain
- obscure. Here's what happened (courtesy of an anonymous contributor):
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- >From: mosley@peyote.cactus.org (Bob Mosley III)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Austin, TX BBS Shut Down From Joinet Bust Fallout
- Message-ID: <4723@accuvax.nwu.edu>
- Date: 4 Mar 90 17:22:26 GMT
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- This hit most BBS's in the Austin area on Thursday. It's believed the bust
- came down Wednesday morning. In a nutshell, here's what happened:
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- Wednesday morning, Feb. 28, the offices of Steve Jackson Games, inc., were
- raided by FBI and Secret Service officials. The establishment was shut down,
- and all computer systems, including the Illuminati BBS, were confiscated.
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- At that time, a 'retired' member of the LoD, who was identified as 'The
- Mentor' was arrested. The charges reportedly are related to the recent 911
- bust that has shut down Jolnet and ATTATC (or whatever Killer used to be
- called). His home system was confiscated, complete with an entire collection
- of "Phrack" issues and related paraphanalia.
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- As of this writing, the Mentor is reportedly out on bail, sans system and
- network connection. The Illuminati BBS is still down, although SJ Games is
- back in operation, and no charges have been filed against any of the employees
- other than The Mentor. The systems owned by SJ Games have not been returned as
- of this writing.
-
- Finally, rumors were trickling in early this morning (Saturday, 3/4) that two
- BBS's in Dallas, three in Houston, and one in San Antonio were busted by the
- same authorites in relation to the same case.
-
- [in light of the Mentor's posted defense of the LoD, I kinda thought you'd
- like to see this one! - OM]
-
- News is that Illuminati BBS, a system run by a company named Steve Jackson
- Games somewhere in Texas, was also shut down and its equipment seized by the
- federal government because two suspected Legion of Doom members were among its
- users.
-
- ...I've just gotten a new update on the Mentor's recent apprehension by the
- Feds. Thought you might like to hear something as close to as direct from the
- Mentor as possible under the circumstances.
-
- From: Daneel Olivaw #96 @5283 Date: Sun Mar 04 19:55:28 1990
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- I'll have to play the Mentor for now (with permission granted).
-
- If you haven't heard the rumors, here is the truth.
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- The Mentor was awakened at 6:30am on Thursday (3/1/90) with the gun of a
- Secret Service agent pointed at his head. The SS proceded to search and seize
- for the next 4 1/2 hours. Things taken include an AT with 80mb HD, HP
- LaserJet II, various documents, and other things. They then proceded to raid
- his office at work, and sieze the computer and laser printer there. Lost in
- the shuffle was a complete novel (being written and due in 2 weeks), and
- various other things.
-
- Across town: Those of you who know Erik Bloodaxe, he was also awakened, and
- his house searched.
-
- Neither have been charged with anything, but they expect to at least be called
- as witnesses at the case of the Phrack Boys (Knight Lightning and Tarren King)
- in Chicago April 15.
-
- Apparently, they did a shoddy job, as they tagged a book that Mentor had
- borrowed from me (Quarterman's "The Matrix"), and then forgot to take it, oh
- well....
-
- It ain't lookin so lovely. Also the UT computer systes are under *VERY* close
- watch, as they were/are being hacked on by hackers around the world, including
- some in Australia, and England.
-
- OM
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