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There are many crimes
and illegal activities that are related to the use of computers, the Internet,
and any additional complementary tools. Since computers almost don’t know
geographical boundaries, a small illegal activity can turn into a crime on the
federal level. There are many activities that fall under cyber crime, contact the lawyers on the Directory Starlaw.us they can help you understand the scope and impact of
your charges.
Computer crimes
include an access to a computer or a network without proper consent of the
owner or person in charge; an uncontested access to a computer or a network
with the intent to use the information stored there or using the access to commit additional crime; or as access to a computer or a network that results
in deliberate manipulation of its contents, with the distinction among:
First degree - deliberate manipulation of contents that leads to a damage of at least $50,000.
Second degree - deliberate manipulation of contents that leads to a damage of at least $3,000 or the result of intentional medical information manipulation leads to an injury.
Third degree - deliberate manipulation of contents leads to a damage of at least $1,000, or additional crime occurs or is planned, or is not the first cyber crime.
Fourth degree - deliberate manipulation of contents or their deletion.
Cyberharrassment
occurs when a person uses a computer and a network to communicate threats to
another person. This crime falls under harassment and is described in more
detail in this post.
Internet sex crimes
affect those that indulge in sexual activities over the Internet and share the
pornographic content with a minor. Having access or sharing child pornography
is also a crime that falls into this category.
Florida law includes
large scope of punishment for cyber crimes. The size of penalty depends on the
type of crime, the severity, and any additional circumstances. Especially hard
sentences are given to those, whose actions have been repeated or affected
special groups of persons. The range of prison time is between 3 months and 25
years with fines based on the gain from the illegal activity.
Contact the lawyers on the Lawyers Directory they are here to help you, if you have been charged with any of the cyber crimes described. It is important to get professional legal help, because
the cyber space is changing rapidly, and so do the laws and policies.
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