http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080709/NEWS01/807090401/1003/NEWS BY JOE SWICKARD FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER July 9, 2008 Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is so high style and profile that he's prime pickings for a high-tech hoaxster, defense lawyers argue in legal papers trying to bar potentially explosive text messages from court. The allegedly incriminating messages could be the work of a hacker typing away on a computer -- perhaps even creating a titillating back-and-forth between Kilpatrick and his former aide Christine Beatty, the lawyers said. The legal team has asserted that prosecutors cannot authenticate the text messages they've use to build perjury, conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges against Kilpatrick and Beatty. Without the messages, they said, the criminal case will fall apart. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:48:58 PDT
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