[ISN] Michigan expels graduate student accused of hacking school's network

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Date: Thu Aug 14 2003 - 02:10:14 PDT

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    The Associated Press 
    
    LANSING, Mich. (August 13, 5:05 p.m. PDT) - The University of Michigan 
    has expelled a graduate student accused of hacking a computer system 
    and using information to forge e-mails and get copies of final exams, 
    the state attorney general's office said Wednesday.
    
    Ning Ma, 24, a Chinese citizen on a student visa, was arrested last 
    month and accused of collecting information from more than 60 students 
    and professors.
    
    Ning was expelled Friday, and the consulate has been notified of his 
    arrest, said Sage Eastman, spokesman for the attorney general's 
    office.
    
    The University of Michigan, citing confidentiality laws, said it 
    couldn't confirm the expulsion, and Ning's attorney didn't return a 
    phone call.
    
    According to the attorney general's office, Ning's expulsion revokes 
    his student visa. A message left with the Immigration and 
    Naturalization Service was not returned.
    
    Ning is charged with eavesdropping, unauthorized access to a computer 
    and other counts.
    
    The fake e-mails Ning was accused of sending included one telling a 
    student she was failing and another that canceled a student's job 
    interview. 
    
    
    
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