Palin Email Hacker Indicted by Federal Grand Jury

federal grand jury in Tennessee has indicted a man in connection with the hacking of the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

     Federal officials say that 20-year-old David Kernell of Knoxville, Tenn., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Knoxville for intentionally accessing without authorization the e-mail account of Palin, Alaska's governor.

     Kernell has turned himself in to authorities and is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday before a magistrate.

     Kernell faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a three-year term of supervised release.


10/8/2008 9:28 AM
Man indicted in hacking of Palin's e-mail account WASHINGTON