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Computer Forensics, Privacy & the Law

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Former Boston Sportscaster Charged with Sending Child Pornography

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 30 October 2008

Tagged in: video(s) , screen name(s) , Massachusetts , e-mail(s) , criminal , child pornography , chat room(s)

Last week, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts announced the indictment and arrest of Bob Gamere, 69, on three counts of transporting and possessing child pornography. Gamere is best-known as the former host of the popular daytime show "Candlepins for Cash," which ran from 1973-1980.

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Computer Forensics Used to Recover Terrorist Evidence

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 24 October 2008

Tagged in: terrorism , New Jersey , hard drive , criminal

Five men are on trial for planning a terrorist assault on Fort Dix in New Jersey. Yesterday, government computer forensic experts testified about video and web site materials retrieved from the defendants' hard drives.

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Computer Forensic Evidence Presented in Ohio Rape Case

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 23 October 2008

Tagged in: sexual grooming , Ohio , laptop , hard drive , erotic stories , criminal , child pornography

An unusually detailed summary of computer forensic evidence was published earlier today in the Marion (Ohio) Star. The testimony was presented by Bill Hawk, an computer forensics expert from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, in the rape trial of Danny Starner, 55.

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United States v. Irving, 452 F.3d 110 (2nd Cir. 2005)

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 23 December 2005

Tagged in: video(s) , U.S. Court of Appeals (2d Circuit) , photographs , judicial opinion(s) , criminal , child pornography , border searches

Brief Summary:

Defendant who was convicted of possessing child pornography challenged reasonableness of airport search that revealed child pornography on computer diskettes. Defendant also challenged the government's reliance on the fruits of the airport search as partial support for a search warrant five years later that resulted in the discovery of additional child pornography. Finally, Defendant argued government failed to show that he "willfully" downloaded child pornography.

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