United States Eleventh Circuit

Defendant's conviction and sentence for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act are affirmed where: 1) the record established that defendant exceeded his authorized access to a government computer; 2) the Act did not require proof that defendant used the information to further another crime or to gain financially; and 3) the district court was entitled to find that an upward variance was warranted based on the number of victims and the extensive nature of defendant's unauthorized access.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/27/2010
• Published 12/27/2010

Judges

• William H. Pryor, Jr.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel