Tiffany B. Brown

A web log about web development and internet culture with frequent detours into other stuff.

Posts tagged: internet fraud

Faux internet identities as fraud?
Thomas Mrozak, a spokesman for the United States attorney here, declined Wednesday to confirm that the office had issued subpoenas. The Los Angeles Times, citing unnamed sources, reported that the investigation would determine if the creation of a fake identity to harass the 13-year-old, Megan Meier, could be considered Internet fraud under federal statutes. (Emphasis mine.) [...] [10 Jan 2008]