Sarah Palin e-mail hacker seeks probation
The man convicted of hacking into former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail account was sentenced Friday to one year and one day in federal prison, along with three years of supervised release, according to a courtroom deputy.A federal judge in Knoxville, Tennessee, rejected a request from David Kernell's attorney for a sentence of probation only. Federal prosecutors had pushed for at least 18 months in prison.Kernell was found guilty in April on two counts related to hacking Palin's e-mails to years ago.At the time, Palin -- then governor of Alaska -- was running as the Republican vice-presidential nominee. Kernell was a student at the University of Tennessee.Prosecutors said Kernell accessed Palin's e-mail by resetting the password. He then read the contents and made screenshots of the e-mail directory and other personal information.
The man convicted of hacking into former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail account was sentenced Friday to one year and one day in federal prison, along with three years of supervised release, according to a courtroom deputy.A federal judge in Knoxville, Tennessee, rejected a request from David Kernell's attorney for a sentence of probation only. Federal prosecutors had pushed for at least 18 months in prison.Kernell was found guilty in April on two counts related to hacking Palin's e-mails to years ago.At the time, Palin -- then governor of Alaska -- was running as the Republican vice-presidential nominee. Kernell was a student at the University of Tennessee.Prosecutors said Kernell accessed Palin's e-mail by resetting the password. He then read the contents and made screenshots of the e-mail directory and other personal information.
