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Computer Forensics, Privacy & the Law

obstruction of justice

Philly Computer Techs Testify in Federal Corruption Trial

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 08 January 2009

Tagged in: workplace forensics , Pennsylvania , obstruction of justice , computer technicians

The perils of computer tech work are on display in a Philadelphia federal courtroom, where two computer technicians are scheduled to testify against their former boss, Vincent J. Fumo, who is facing corruption charges. Fumo is a former Pennsylvania state senator.

The two technicians, Leonard Luchko and Mark Eister, plead guilty to obstruction of justice charges in 2006 for their role in wiping potentially damaging e-mails from Fumo's system. A third technician, Donald J. Wilson, has been cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation under a grant of immunity.

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