Anchor charged with hacking
A fired Philadelphia TV newscaster was charged with hacking into the e-mail of his glamorous younger co-anchor hundreds of times for more than two years. Leaked information about her personal life helped lead to her downfall.
Federal prosecutors say former KYW-TV anchor Larry Mendte, 51, gained access to Alycia Lane’s accounts from home and at work about 537 times between January and May alone, and shared some information with a reporter.
Lane, 36, was fired in January after the revelation of a series of embarrassing off-camera incidents, including a scuffle with a New York City police officer.
Mendte was fired last month after FBI agents searched his home and seized his computer. If convicted, he could face up to six months in prison.
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