ekrell@ulysses.att.com (07/10/90)
Extracts from an AP news wire:
Three members of the Legion of Doom group pleaded guilty to federal
conspiracy charges Monday. U.S. Attorney Joe Whitley said the group
disrupted telecommunications, stole computer source codes and
information, stole credit card information and fraudulently obtained
money and property.
In May, authorities in Indiana prosecuted a juvenile who pleaded
guilty to 11 counts of fraud and agreed to testify against the three
Atlanta men, in a trial scheduled to start today.
Instead, the three pleaded guilty. They are E. Grant, 22 and Robert
Riggs, 22 (both from Atlanta) and Franklin E. Darden Jr, 24 of
Norcross.
Whitley said in a statement that they illegally accessed various
BellSouth computers between Sept. 10, 1987 and July 21, 1989. Grant
and Darden also monitored private telephone conversations. They were
carged with conspiracy to commit computer fraud, wire fraud, access
code fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property.
Darden and Riggs pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy each and
face a maximum of 5 years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine. Grant
pleaded guilty to possessing 15 or more BellSouth access devices with
intent to defraud and faces up to 10 years in prison and a $ 250,000
fine.
Eduardo Krell AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ
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