http://www.dcexaminer.com/local/120908-Ex-agent_admits_hacking_into_FBI_to_help_actress.html By Bill Myers Examiner Staff Writer 12/9/08 A former FBI agent pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he hacked into his agency’s computer to help his girlfriend, actress Linda Fiorentino, obtain key information on the federal case against a Hollywood private investigator. Mark Rossini walked into D.C. federal court Monday and admitted that he’d acted as a mole for Fiorentino, who was a friend of Anthony Pellicano. Rossini said in court documents that he had hacked into bureau computers five times in the first half of 2007. A law enforcement source told The Examiner that among the documents Rossini accessed was a confidential FBI memo on the Pellicano case. The document became a surprise in the already bizarre case that unsettled Hollywood’s elite - many of whom were once happy to know Pellicano. Defense lawyers introduced the memo into evidence; they said it proved that the case against Pellicano had been manufactured. [...] _______________________________________________ Help InfoSecNews.org with a donation! http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.htmlReceived on Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:19:50 PST
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