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AT&T Hacker ‘Weev’ Conviction Tossed Over Trial’s Locale

An Arkansas man found guilty of violating the main U.S. anti-hacking law by taking 114,000 e-mail addresses from AT&T Inc. had his conviction thrown out by an appeals court that ruled he was tried in the wrong state.

Andrew Auernheimer, known in the online world as “weev,” was indicted and convicted at trial in Newark, New Jersey, of conspiracy to violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and of identity fraud. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled today he never should have been charged in New Jersey because his crimes had no connection to the state.