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**anxpuna** · 11-24-2010, 04:45 PM

Wednesday November 24, 2010

Malaysian pleads not guilty of hacking

By AMY CHEW
newsdesk@thestar.com.my

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Lin Mun Poo, 32, pleaded not guilty to charges of hacking into the computer network of the US Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) and unlawful possession of stolen credit and debit card account numbers belonging to individuals. Lin pleaded not guilty before US District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry on Monday in Brooklyn, New York, the US Justice Department told The Star in an e-mail.

Judge Irizarry issued a permanent order of detention remanding Lin and ordered him to appear before the court on Dec 12. Prosecutors told Judge Irizarry in a letter that Lin posed a “serious risk of flight” and should remain in pre-trial detention. “The defendant’s lack of any non-criminal ties to the United States and his return plane ticket to Malaysia are sufficient to demonstrate his severe flight risk,” said the prosecutors.

“Moreover, the defendant has seemingly limitless unauthorised access to financial accounts and identity information from around the world which would enable him to easily obtain financial resources and a new identity to facilitate his flight. “Finally, the defendant faces a lengthy term of incarceration which would increase his motive to flee the United States if he were released from custody,” the prosecutors said.

Lin is accused of hacking into a computer network of the FRB in Cleveland, Ohio, causing thousands of dollars in damages, affecting 10 or more computers. If convicted, he faces a maximum prison sentence of between six-and-a-half years to eight years. He was arrested by the Secret Service shortly after he arrived at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on Oct 21 and has been in custody since.

Lin is also accused of hacking into the computer system of a Defence Department’s contractor that provides systems management for military transport and other military operations, potentially compromising highly sensitive military logistics information.

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anxpuna Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 572 Senior Member	Wednesday November 24, 2010 Malaysian pleads not guilty of hacking By AMY CHEW newsdesk@thestar.com.my PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Lin Mun Poo, 32, pleaded not guilty to charges of hacking into the computer network of the US Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) and unlawful possession of stolen credit and debit card account numbers belonging to individuals. Lin pleaded not guilty before US District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry on Monday in Brooklyn, New York, the US Justice Department told The Star in an e-mail. Judge Irizarry issued a permanent order of detention remanding Lin and ordered him to appear before the court on Dec 12. Prosecutors told Judge Irizarry in a letter that Lin posed a “serious risk of flight” and should remain in pre-trial detention. “The defendant’s lack of any non-criminal ties to the United States and his return plane ticket to Malaysia are sufficient to demonstrate his severe flight risk,” said the prosecutors. “Moreover, the defendant has seemingly limitless unauthorised access to financial accounts and identity information from around the world which would enable him to easily obtain financial resources and a new identity to facilitate his flight. “Finally, the defendant faces a lengthy term of incarceration which would increase his motive to flee the United States if he were released from custody,” the prosecutors said. Lin is accused of hacking into a computer network of the FRB in Cleveland, Ohio, causing thousands of dollars in damages, affecting 10 or more computers. If convicted, he faces a maximum prison sentence of between six-and-a-half years to eight years. He was arrested by the Secret Service shortly after he arrived at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on Oct 21 and has been in custody since. Lin is also accused of hacking into the computer system of a Defence Department’s contractor that provides systems management for military transport and other military operations, potentially compromising highly sensitive military logistics information.
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