BRIEFLY : HACKER MUST KEEP OFF LINE, JUDGE SAYS.Convicted hacker Kevin Mitnick Kevin David Mitnick (born October 6, 1963) is a controversial computer cracker and convicted criminal in the United States. Mitnick was convicted in the late 1990s of illegally gaining access to computer networks and stealing intellectual property. was ordered Friday to stay away from cellular phones, the Internet and anything remotely resembling a computer once he is released from prison. ``I believe that Mr. Mitnick represents a danger to the community,'' said U.S. District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer Mariana Pfaelzer is a U.S. District Court Judge in the Ninth Circuit. She is probably best remembered for her role in striking down California's Proposition 187, which would have denied services to illegal aliens. , ``and this is an attempt to prevent that.'' Last week, Pfaelzer sentenced the habitual hacker to 22 months in prison for using ``cloned'' cell phone numbers and violating his parole. But she held off imposing terms for his parole because attorneys were dissatisfied with her suggestions. On Friday, Pfaelzer issued new and extensive terms for Mitnick's parole. She said she wanted to encompass as much of the expanding computer industry as possible, to keep Mitnick from going on another ``hacking spree'' once he gets out. ?13- City News Service DA creates team to battle stalkers A special team of two prosecutors will coordinate with police and businesses to prevent stalking, terrorist threats and workplace violence, the District Attorney's Office announced Friday. The Stalking and Threat Assessment Team, which will open shop Tuesday, will try to resolve cases before victims are attacked. In the past, people who were threatened were told authorities could not take action until an assault. The prosecutors will meet with police to educate officers on how to deal with people making threats, said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County District Attorney Gil Garcetti Gilbert "Gil" Garcetti (b. August 5, 1941) served as Los Angeles County's 39th District Attorney for two terms, from 1992 until November 7, 2000. Background Gil Garcetti received a bachelor's degree in Management from the University of Southern California and a Juris . ``If you are being threatened or stalked at work or at home, no longer do you have to wait until you are attacked before law enforcement can step in,'' Garcetti said. ?13- Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Second baby death linked to student A second Southland college student was charged Friday with strangling and then dumping her newborn into the trash after giving birth. Cal State Fullerton student Jennifer Michelle Garcia, 19, of Bassett, is accused of killing the daughter she delivered just after midnight April 10 while home alone. She is charged with murder, assault on a child causing death and child abuse, and is being held on $1 million bail, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the criminal complaint filed by Deputy District Attorney Marlene Sanchez. On Thursday, the District Attorney's Office announced that a 20-year-old USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. student was charged with murder and other felonies for the death of her newborn in May. The child's body Noun 1. child's body - the body of a human child juvenile body - the body of a young person baby tooth, deciduous tooth, milk tooth, primary tooth - one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) was placed in a trash chute, according to prosecutors. ?13- City News Service Trainer found guilty of abusing horses MALIBU - Equestrian trainer Tom Valter was found guilty Friday of four felony counts of animal cruelty for abusing a horse at an Agoura Hills stable. Valter, of Santa Monica, faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 8. Valter was convicted of animal cruelty for using an electric cattle prod and a whip with a nail on its tip to train a horse named Zoolog in dressage dressage (French; “training”) Equestrian sport involving the execution of precision movements by a trained horse in response to barely perceptible signals from its rider. , a equestrian gymnastic event. The crimes occurred from March to September 1995 at C.T. Farms in rural Agoura, prosecutors said. Valter was found not guilty of three other felony counts, including witness intimidation and abusing a horse named Dominique. Defense attorney Michael Artan did not return phone calls. ?13- Daily News |
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