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Expert: - 9/12/2008


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i work in a medical lab and was required to participate in a phone conference call tonight with corporate compliance. they were in posession of a personal email sent from my home computer to my best friend. it assured her that a "one night stand" was hiv free. information i obtained from questioning his best friend and my boyfriend at the time. from the questions corporate asked me it is obvious that this email came from my exhusband and/or his girlfriend, both of whom have made it a priority to ruin me and get custody of my children. i am on the brink of losing my job over this. prior to this i noticed my match and myspace accounts had been altered to say very sick things. i chalked it up to my kids getting into them even though they adamantly denied it. what can i do? i live and am employed in ct. please help, my life is about to be ruined!

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Hi Lisa,

I am sorry these things are happening to you. If you think that anyopne has gained unauthorized access to your accounts, you need to contact these people:

http://www.ct.gov/dps/cwp/view.asp?a=2155&Q=294432&dpsNAV_GID=1671&dpsNav=

They can and will investigate these types of crimes. I know I teach Computer Crime almost every year at the CT state police academy.

Be well...

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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

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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.

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2 Degrees in Criminal Justice, now teach college level Data Forensics classes

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Awarded the FBI Directors Award for assisting the FBI in a National Computer Crime Investigation. Awarded Dec 2002

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