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Legal Guidance for Hackers Facing FBI Raids and Potential Charges

Calendar Aug 08, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Say your day begins with a raid on your home or office by FBI agents. As they cart away your computer and everything connected to it, they tell you that you're a suspect in a computer hacking crime.. . . Say your day begins with a raid on your home or office by FBI agents. As they cart away your computer and everything connected to it, they tell you that you're a suspect in a computer hacking crime.

Your first call may very well be to Jennifer Granick. The San Francisco-based criminal defense attorney has been quietly making a name for herself as the one hackers turn to when they find themselves on the wrong side of the law.

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