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SecurityFocus HOME News: i Lamo charged with computer ime Page 1 of 5 floma fulnorabilitias: Library Tt * Free Analyzer Download << Printable version >> SECURITYFOCUS NEWS Adrian Lamo charged with computer crimes By Kevin Pouisen, SecurityFocus Sep 5 2003 10:11AM FBI agents armed with a federal arrest warrant out of New York were searching for Adrian Lamo Thursday, SecurityFocus has confirmed. Lamo has been charged in New York under Title 18 U.S.C. 1030 and 1029, according to deputy federal public defender Mary French, who says she's spoken with one of the FBI agents that were searching for Lamo, The federal laws prohibit unauthorized access to a protected computer, and illegal possession of stolen "access devices” -- a term that encompasses passwords, credit card numbers, and the like. French did not know what the specific allegations were, because the charging document is sealed. Two agents visited the home of Lamo's parents, Mario and Mary Lamo, near Sacramento, California, Thursday afternoon, Mary Lamo said Thursday. “They wouldn't tell us anything but that they had an arrest warrant and they wanted to come in,” she adds. When she demurred, the agents vowed to return with a search warrant, then began overtly watching the house from parked cars, she said. “They followed me when I went out, so they're not hiding it.” Friday morning, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's office in New York confirmed that the office had an open case file on Lamo, but otherwise declined to comment. Lame frequently stays at his parents' home, but he was not there at the time of the FBI's visit, and has hot returned since, His mother contacted the Federal Public Defender's office in Sacramento, which has agreed to handle his surrender. ‘Thave always said "If he's arrested or turns himself in in this district, we will represent him for that actions have the initial proceedings,” French said Friday morning. "I haven't had any direct consequences, and contact with him yet." this is something that L was always In a telephone interview Thursday, Lamo said he was in California, but did . not plan to turn himself in until after conferring with the attorney. The hacker aware might was quick-witted and seemingly in good humor, with only a trace of happen.’ nervousness in his voice. He quipped about the proper etiquette of being -- Adrian Lamo arrested by the FBI, and suggested jokingly that SecurityFocus should purchase the publication rights to a favorite photo. He said he was in the hitp://www.securityfocus.com/news/6888 9/8/2003 FBI(19-cv-1495)-1063