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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Facebook chat | 2/7/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: For a year a go my ex girlfriend and I was made an agreement of what we should do with our apartment ... A: Good Morning, You may be able to write to Facebook's legal department and after sending them a ... | ||
| facebook hacking | 2/6/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: what are the penalties in australia for hacking a facebook account without any intent to cause ... A: Good morning Jaycen, This is undoubtedly one of the hardest questions I have ever been asked, since ... | ||
| Invasion of Privacy/Hacking? | 2/4/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: My husband went through my work bag and took some diskettes I had in a zippered pocket. These ... A: Good morning Angela, actually what he has done is committed a crime under only state law. The law ... | ||
| Hacking | 1/26/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Recently my friend had her Facebook and e-mail hacked by an obsessed ex-boyfriend, he read through ... A: Good evening Michael, Even though the Facebook account was deleted, Facebook keeps records of ... | ||
| Need help | 1/20/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: And I'm going through a very nasty divorce was married for 18 yrs to A very mean man who would beat ... A: Good morning Jo, What he has done is illegal and he cannot use the illegally obtained documents or ... | ||
| Email hacking | 1/17/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I need help. I live in NC. Last week my boyfriend's email was hacked and there were messages sent ... A: Good Morning Crystal, Yes there are laws in North Carolina against this type of behavior, and I'm ... | ||
| facebook security | 1/17/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I am currently taking a philosophy of law course and I have a critical thinking paper due in a week ... A: Good afternoon Vivian, If they only suspect that someone has been on their Facebook account,if they ... | ||
| facebook security | 1/16/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I am currently taking a philosophy of law course and I have a critical thinking paper due in a week ... A: Good evening, What the suspect did was is called unauthorized access and is illegal in almost every ... | ||
| Computer law | 1/15/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I recently moved into a dorm room at the college I attend located in Ohio. I was suspicious of ... A: You need to call your campus police immediately! This is not the first case of this happening and ... | ||
| former employer took my computer /copied my hard drive | 1/13/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: i recently discovered my former employer has taken my personal computer and copied my hard drive ... A: Here is a link to the entire Texas Computer Crime State Statue: ... | ||
| Fl Statute 815.06.1b | 1/12/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Can you tell me what is the proper law enforcement procedures to investigate and charge someone with ... A: Good morning Darryl, there are really no written procedures to follow for cases like this. Each ... | ||
| Email Hacked, Harassing Emails and Slanderous Facebook messages. | 1/9/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Can I press charges against someone who has sent me several harassing emails, has also sent ... A: What you describe is against the law under CT law: Sec. 53-451 Computer Crimes (a) Definitions. ... | ||
| Fl Statute 815.06.1b | 1/8/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Can you tell me what is the proper law enforcement procedures to investigate and charge someone with ... A: Yes what you describe violates this Statue. And the courts have held that the crime occurs in both ... | ||
| Fl Statute 815.06.1b | 1/5/2012 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Can you tell me what is the proper law enforcement procedures to investigate and charge someone with ... A: Good Morning! <b>The Florida State Statue 815.06 is one of the Statues I have used the most in ... | ||
| email hack | 12/21/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: my daughter in law changed my email password and hacked into my mail in May of 2009, it was ... A: What you are asking about is common these days. But what you need to know is there is a Statue of ... | ||
| Copywrited | 12/21/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: My son belongs to a violin studio. He takes violin lessons there. Last month, a local TV station ... A: The part with the TV announcer is probably not OK to use and is more than likely copyrighted. I ... | ||
| Hacking Facebook | 12/5/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: My son and his ex-girl friend have recently split up and are fighting for custody of their young ... A: Good Morning Cindi, Unauthorized access to an on-line account is illegal and should be reported to ... | ||
| Reinstating Old AOL Email Account | 11/23/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I'm asking this question on behalf of my boyfriend. My boyfriend has an e-mail saved in his AOL ... A: Good morning, One of the ways that he may be able to gain access to the information is if he were ... | ||
| computer hacking | 10/31/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Wagoner, Not sure if this only applies to the States. I live in Ontario, Canada. I recently had ... A: Good Morning Janice, Computer crime occurs all over the world and Canada has some very good laws ... | ||
| web cam monitoring | 8/6/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: My wife and I want to use a webcam to monitor the family room of our home for security reasons. Our ... A: Good Morning, Child Pornography is defined as images or pictures of a child in a sexual position or ... | ||
| unauthorized email and facebook account access | 8/1/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Chris, Back in September 2010, my then estranged wife (now ex-wife) accessed my personal gmail and ... A: You have to research the laws that were in effect back then. You can't use the 2011 laws. What ... | ||
| Email hacked - Unauthorized Access of a Computer or Network | 7/31/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: My wife soon to be X has hacked in my personnel email account of 8 years. I have been married 1 ... A: If you are a US Citizen you can contact the local police where you live back in the US and report ... | ||
| unauthorized email and facebook account access | 7/30/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Chris, Back in September 2010, my then estranged wife (now ex-wife) accessed my personal gmail and ... A: Your e-mails that were printed out are not actually your personal property technically. They are ... | ||
| Hacked almost 7 years ago can I still do anything? | 7/30/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Chris Wagoner, My girlfriend and I we're hacked in Texas from an eBayer in Ohio I believe it was ... A: Wow, I first have to ask when was the last time you had contact with this person? Then I would ask ... | ||
| Unauthorized email access | 7/28/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: My partner and her soon to be ex husband are going through a nasty custody battle in Florida. While ... A: If you have already reported this to the police and they are not being very helpful, call the ... | ||
| Accessing emails | 7/27/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: May I press charges against another person for accessing my personal information and causing me ... A: ) You need to clarify what it is thats happening better. You say they are accessing your ... | ||
| ip addresses | 7/27/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: How can I track an IP address from an email acct. it is a yahoo acct that I think is linked to a ... A: Well its actually fairly easy to do what your asking. When you receive an email, you receive more ... | ||
| Access to phone records | 7/26/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I have been told that an OHP trooper has gained access to my phone and email records. I was told ... A: Good afternoon Nat, The first thing that I would ask myself is who told me and how do they know? Is ... | ||
| Former Employer and old Company E-mail | 7/26/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I live in the state of Texas and I resigned from my old job about a month ago. I was the office ... A: Good afternoon Claudia, I think you may have misunderstood what she was telling you. What she said ... | ||
| Is my husband legally allowed to access my facebook after we have separated? | 7/24/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I live in Minnesota and am wondering if it is legal for my husband to gain access to my facebook ... A: Good Afternoon, Under Minnesota law, 609.87, you will find the following: 609.87 Computer crime; ... | ||
| People information and statistics copyright | 7/24/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I live in Arizona. Take a website that has information about thousands of actors. Their height, ... A: I think you're confusing the data gathered with the person who gathered it. I'll give you an example ... | ||
| Email Hacking From Another Residence | 7/22/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I live in Florida and was wondering what my rights are in a situation of my soon to be ex husband ... A: Good morning Tiffany, First let me say I'm very sorry that you have to go through all these ... | ||
| Fake Email Address | 7/18/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Someone sent out a fake email pretending to be me. This mysterious person created a yahoo account ... A: Hey Paige, You have a couple of issues here that you need to address with your local law ... | ||
| Email Hacking | 7/18/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: At a company (S-Corp), a few shareholders brought suit against the current BOD and management. Two ... A: What they did is a criminal act and should be reported to the police. AOL will have IP access ... | ||
| People information and statistics copyright | 7/18/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: I live in Arizona. Take a website that has information about thousands of actors. Their height, ... A: If its from another website, then it is their intellectual property and you would need permission to ... | ||
| Keylogging? | 7/16/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: While I was online, I saw some of my emails being opened. Someone told me that it is called ... A: If you saw your e-mails being opened while you watch its not keylogging, thats remote control of ... | ||
| Email and former employer | 7/14/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Location: Texas Agency: Non. profit with national affiliation >100 employees 1 IT person Question ... A: Good Morning CWright, You may need a notarized request to get those. Most internet providers will ... | ||
| question of privacy | 7/14/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: My wife and I have separate computers. However, one time when mine was left on, in my office, ... A: While I said I did not think the local state attorney would prosecute, you can always report it as a ... | ||
| Yahoo answers | 7/13/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Chris I am in Canada.I hope you may be able to give me some guidance about this issue. I recently ... A: Welcome to the world of internet "lack of privacy and common sense." There are actual businesses ... | ||
| Email and former employer | 7/12/2011 | Chris Wagoner |
| Q: Location: Texas Agency: Non. profit with national affiliation >100 employees 1 IT person Question ... A: Good Morning, From what you describe in your question what she is doing is illegal, and should be ... | ||
Chris Wagoner
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer questions concerning Computer Crime Investigations and Internet investigations including Computer Crime Laws both at the State level and Federal level. I can answer questions on almost any crime in which a computer is used. In addition I can answer questions concerning copywrite infringement (peer to peer, and copying). I served as a police Commander and conducted and still conduct Computer Crime Investigations at the Local, State and Federal level. I have investigated all most any kind of crime with which or which involved a computer and the internet, from murders, kidnappings, extortion, drug dealing and more. I can answer questions concerning Computer Forensics (the art of recovering information from a suspects computer), Computer Crime Investigations and Internet Investigations. I am a Federally Court Recognized Expert in Computer Crime and Computer Forensics. I have worked in both Facebook and MySPace, also in Peer to Peer investigations. In addition I can answer questions concerning child predators and how to make your children safer on-line. I teach Computer Forensics, Internet Investigations, Peer to Peer Investigations and other computer crime related subjects for several colleges and the Institute of Police Technology and Management. My hobby webpage - Military Videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdID8487
Experience
I conduct computer crime investigations in conjunction with the F.B.I., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, and University of Florida Police Department, Levi County Sheriff’s Office, Starke Police Department and other agencies in the North Florida Court District. I provide the forensic data recovery services for those agencies as well as internet tracing and information gathering. I am a Federal Court Certified Expert in Computer Crime Investigations and Forensics. I teach Computer Forensics for the University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management. I also teach Computer Crime courses for Tallahassee Community College, Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Training Center. Associate Instructor; teach Computer Crime courses thorough out the world for IPTM. Presently Teach Cyber Crime Investigations, Computer Crime Investigations and Computer Forensic Data Recovery Course.
Education/Credentials
2 Degrees in Criminal Justice, now teach college level Data Forensics classes
Awards and Honors
Awarded the FBI Directors Award for assisting the FBI in a National Computer Crime Investigation. Awarded Dec 2002
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