New crime charges against David Kernell, Tennessee student who allegedly accessed personal Yahoo email account of Sarah Palin and displayed publicly personal emails on the Internet could lead to prison sentences and large fines if convicted.
The 21-year-old Kernell, who is also the son of Democrat Mike Kernall representative, has been charged with a crime manager to illegally access a public computer. Three charges of addition were added, including:
- Identity theft chief for allegedly passing for Palin
- A chief impediment to justice for destroying evidence of its alleged "hack"
- wire fraud manager to display information of Palin on a website accessible to the public
these new charges are misdemeanors and punishable a prison sentence of up to 20 years, up to $ 250,000 in fines and five years of supervised release if convicted.
The trial ofKernell to begin October 27, 2009.
Read our previous post on the case of Palin email hack to learn how to protect your own personal email accounts.