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He can be prosecuted under any number of other laws, but the CFAA was not one of them. Has nothing to do with corrupt, or otherwise, cops. So SCOTUS just ruled
by rswail 5y ago
He can be prosecuted under any number of other laws, but the CFAA was not one of them. Has nothing to do with corrupt, or otherwise, cops.
So SCOTUS just ruled that this is not "one of the very few things that someone should actually get hit with the CFAA for".
He was bribed to do something he is explicitly not allowed to do, so he accepted a bribe (crime).
He provided information to someone not authorized to receive it that he is explicitly not allowed to do (crime).
He did it over the phone, so wire fraud (crime).
etc.