Antone Gonsalves (cmp-techweb@telecom-digest.org) Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:57:49 -0600

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By Antone Gonsalves In Illinois, riding piggyback on someone else's Wi-Fi could cost you some money. David M. Kauchak, 32, pleaded guilty this week in Winnebago County to remotely accessing someone else's computer system without permission, the Rockford Register Star newspaper reported. A Winnebago County judge fined Kauchak $250 and sentenced him to one year of court supervision. Kauchak has the dubious distinction of being the first person to face the charge in Winnebago County, and prosecutors say they're taking the crime seriously. "We just want to get the word out that it is a crime. We are prosecuting it, and people need to take precautions," Assistant State's Attorney Tom Wartowski told the newspaper. A police officer arrested Kauchak in January after spotting him sitting in a parked car with a computer. A chat with the suspect led to the arrest, Wartowski said. Copyright 2006 CMP Media LLC.

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