United States v. Brown
Citizen Media Law Project 2018-05-11
Summary:
Threat Type:
Criminal Charge
Party Receiving Legal Threat:
Barrett Brown
Type of Party:
Government
Date:
09/12/2012
Type of Party:
Individual
Status:
Pending
Location of Party:
- United States
Location:
Texas
Location of Party:
- Texas
Jurisdiction:
- Texas
Legal Counsel:
Candina S. Heath (Asst. U.S. Attorney), Sarah R. Saldana (U.S. Attorney)
Source of Law:
- United States
Verdict or Settlement Amount:
N/A
Legal Claims:
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Fraud
Theft
Other
Legal Counsel:
Douglas A Morris (Federal Public Defender - Dallas); Ahmed Ghappour (University of Texas Law School), Charles D. Swift (Swift & McDonald, PC), Marlo P Cadeddu (Law Office of Marlo P Cadeddu)
Court Name:
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas: Dallas Division
Court Type:
Federal
The U.S. government filed three indictments, consisting of seventeen charges, against Barrett Brown, an independent journalist. The charges arose out of Brown's online publication of a link to data obtained by hacktivist collective Anonymous and his alleged subsequent conduct. Anonymous hacked Stratfor,... read full description
Case Number:
3:12-cr-00317-L; 3:12-CR-413-L; 3:13-CR-030-L