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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (8662)7/14/2005 4:26:44 AM
From: Dale Baker  Read Replies (1) of 12465
 
Big, big difference between "being in illicit possession of public information about scam companies" and actively conspiring with active duty FBI agents to gain access to classified databases for the purpose of furthering and ongoing criminal enterprise.

Elgindy's case was never really about the scam companies - it was about screwing with the Feds, the same thing that sent Martha to the slammer. That's what he will be sentenced for, and rightly so.

If the DOJ doesn't make an example of the people who lie to or cheat and steal from (or with the help of) federal employees, they are declaring open season for anyone who wants to flout the rules to live it up.

I don't think we want to go down that road. Elgindy could have avoided it by steering clear of anything related to the FBI, and Martha could have just 'fessed up and paid a fine with a suspended sentence.

Stupid is as stupid does. Ditto for convicts. It's called accountability for one's criminal actions.
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