Washington state bill targets online shenanigans with potential prison time
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Washington Senate bill proposes to turn a variety of malicious online activities into actually prosecutable crimes with prison times and fines. The Senate Law & Justice Committee held a hearing Monday on a bill by Sen. Mark Miloscia, R- Federal Way, to map out several cybercrimes and declare them felonies or misdemeanors. Miloscia said he and numerous members of the Archdiocese of Seattle were victims of identity theft in 2014, with false federal income tax forms filed in their names to seek significant refunds. That and the Seattle region’s blossoming high-tech culture prompted him to filed the bills. Miloscia’s bill… Read More
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