NORTH HILLS : North Carolina Grand Jury Indicts Computer Hacker
Computer hacker Kevin Mitnick, whose high-profile arrest last month followed a nationwide electronic manhunt, was indicted Thursday in North Carolina on 23 counts of cellular phone fraud.
Mitnick, 31, who grew up in North Hills, was charged with one count of possessing equipment capable of cloning cellular phones, one count of possessing 15 or more stolen cellular phone numbers and 21 counts of using cloned phones. Each count carries a 20-year maximum prison term.
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