"Judge says the internet being oxygen these days,"

[Debbie]

Cliff notes: A fraudster who stashed gold bars in his flat and used more than 100 fake identities to collect $3.4 million in welfare benefits has won a legal battle over internet access.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...benefit-fraudster-is-too-draconian-says-Judge






But it was "disproportionate and unnecessary" to impose what the High Court judge called "a ban on accessing the internet at all."

Instead, a condition entitling Corrections staff or their agents to monitor Patterson's internet use "at their discretion" was enough.

"I have some sympathy with the internet being oxygen these days," the judge had told Ewen in court earlier."


The what now?

 

[Conager]

Cliff notes: A fraudster who stashed gold bars in his flat and used more than 100 fake identities to collect $3.4 million in welfare benefits has won a legal battle over internet access.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...benefit-fraudster-is-too-draconian-says-Judge






But it was "disproportionate and unnecessary" to impose what the High Court judge called "a ban on accessing the internet at all."

Instead, a condition entitling Corrections staff or their agents to monitor Patterson's internet use "at their discretion" was enough.

"I have some sympathy with the internet being oxygen these days," the judge had told Ewen in court earlier."


The what now?

A guy with a history of identity theft with internet access from prison. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

A guy with a history of identity theft with internet access from prison. What could possibly go wrong?

*chuckle*