Stealing Bandwidth From The Army For Streaming Porn

from the seems-like-there-would-be-better-targets dept

Some guy has been charged with stealing high speed internet access from the US Army in order to stream porn over the internet. This article is a little short on details, but it appears he was hired to set up some sort of system to backup the Fort Monmouth Army base's communications with Bosnia. He installed a T1 line which he said was necessary for backing up those communications - but which he used instead to offer "live sex shows" over the internet. He is also accused of stealing and reselling equipment from the base. You would think that if you were looking to scam someone, it would make sense not to pick the folks with all the guns...

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