The FBI has filed criminal charges against a hardware hacker in Oregon for modding cable modems. Unlocked cable modems can be used to steal service (or speed upgrades) from broadband providers, but they can be used for legal hackery, too. (Wired, thx @salimfadhley, via @bbsuggest)
Cable modem modder charged by FBI
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Unless there's updated news, I don't think the modder was arrested, just charged.
Unless the American legal system is rather different than I understand it, I don't think you can be charged without arrest.
actually, a person can be 'charged' before being arrested here in the usa, i think. a grand jury can hand down an indictment, which is a 'charge', and the subject can then be arrested and formally charged. i expect someone with much more legal expertise will comment.
actually, a person can be 'charged' before being arrested here in the usa, i think. a grand jury can hand down an indictment, which is a 'charge', and the subject can then be arrested and formally charged. i expect someone with much more legal expertise will comment.
He was indicted in August and arrested on Oct. 23. They waited until after his arrest to unseal the indictment.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140239/Cable_modem_hacker_busted_by_feds