| Show Student charged in Palm Palin email hacking A federal grand jury in Tennessee has indicted University of Tennessee student David Kernell whose apartment was recently raided by the FBI in connection with the hacking of Alaska Gov Sarah Palin's Palms private Yahoo mail e-mail account Kernel Kernell an economics major and the son of a Democratic state lawmaker reportedly turned himself in to the FBI Wednesday morning He pleaded not guilty and is to be tried in December The indictment charges that Kernell figured out how to gain access to Palin's Palms e- e mail account changed the password to popcorn and then posted the new password on the Web for others to see At least one other person successfully used it the indictment says The indictment alleges that Kernell Kernel removed altered concealed and covered up files on his laptop computer after he grew worried about an investigation into the hacking If convicted Kernell faces a maximum of five years in prison a fine and a year three-year term of supervised release The Knoxville News reports that at the arraignment Wednesday US U.S. Magistrate Judge C. C Clifford Shirley ordered Kernell not to leave eastern Tennessee without written permission from his probation officer and told him to avoid discussing the case with any potential witnesses Kernell who will be unable to visit his home in Memphis asked the judge if the gag order applied to toa a girl hes he's dating in South Carolina Kernell Kernel is the son of state Rep Mike Kernell Kernel This Tins article was published at |
