Teenager charged with computer hacking

Published: 9 March 2000 y., Thursday
Dennis M. Moran, who calls himself "Coolio" on the Internet, was arrested at his parents_ home in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on felony charges for allegedly gaining unauthorized access to a DARE.com computer system in Los Angeles. Moran surrendered without incident and was charged as an adult with two counts of unauthorized access to a computer system. Each charge carries up to 15 years in prison. He was released on $5,000 bail, and no arraignment was set. Moran allegedly gained unauthorized access to the anti-drug Web site on two occasions last November, New Hampshire Attorney General Philip T. McLaughlin said. He said Moran allegedly defaced the site with pro-drug messages and images, including one of Donald Duck with a hypodermic syringe in his arm. The Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles division of the FBI conducted the initial investigation. When they discovered that the computer intrusion at DARE had originated in New Hampshire, they referred the case to the FBI_s New England office and to New Hampshire authorities, an FBI press release said. Teen may be tried as an adult
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