The Nation - News from Feb. 2, 1989
A U.S. attorney’s grant of limited immunity to a graduate student suspected of causing a nationwide computer virus has upset some Justice Department officials, a department source said. In addition, the office of U.S. Atty. Frederick J. Scullin in Syracuse, N.Y., has sought Justice Department approval to allow Robert T. Morris Jr. to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, the source said, confirming a report in the New York Times. The source said the Justice Department was considering leveling felony charges against Morris, 23.
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