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box' - a simpleton tone device that can fool
telco computers into making free calls even though the same computers
spot its usage:
> In the words of Ed Cummings, "I was forced to make a deal with the
devil."
>
> The government had found data on a commercial diskette in his
possession
> which they say was related to cellular fraud in California. While Ed
says
> he has no idea what it is they're referring to, the odds of a jury
being
> able to understand how someone could have a diskette and not be held
> accountable for every bit of data on it seemed uncomfortably slim.
>
> Also, by pleading guilty at this point and in this manner, Bernie will
be
> sentenced in 10 days and will most likely be released at that time
since
> he has already served the time he would probably be sentenced to.
>
> Of course, the down side to this is the fact that the federal
government
> will interpret this as a green light to lock up anyone in possession
of
> simple electronic and/or computer tools. And, as has been so aptly
> demonstrated by the Ed Cummings case, if they choose to treat the
suspect
> as a terrorist and lock him/her up for six months with no bail, they
won't
> have much of a problem finding a judge willing to do this.
>
> Sentencing took place on October 10 and Ed Cummings was sentenced to
> seven months in federal prison. The seven month period ended 4 days
later.
Okay, so he pled guilty to having a red box, and was sentenced to time
served.
Bad enough that any of that happened in the first place.
Now comes the extra vile persecution part...
Three months later, Cummings was in court on violation of probation
charges,
because of
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