IBLS Editorial Department
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Most cybercrimes tried in the United States have dealt with violation of purely federal statutory law; and therefore, they have been conducted in federal courts. Yet, a recent 2008 criminal case emerged as one of the first criminal case involving a typical state criminal case but because of the forum it was conducted- the Internet- it implicates Interstate commerce and federal law. This attempted murder case was originated on the Internet; involves two state jurisdictions; concerns electronic evidence and online advertising. The case relates to a murder-for-hire Internet plot. The indicted person, a Michigan resident, published an online advertising in Craiglist.org in an attempt to recruit someone to murder a California resident. The accused woman was arrested and a grand jury in California indicted her with 3 counts, including attempted murder and the use of Interested commerce- the Internet- with the intend to kill someone.
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