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FBI Investigating Public Comments on Net Neutrality Repeal

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday December 11 2018, @08:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the shining-a-light dept.

takyon writes:

Report: FBI opens criminal investigation into net neutrality comment fraud

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the use of stolen identities in public comments on the government's repeal of net neutrality rules, BuzzFeed News reported Saturday.

The investigation focuses on "whether crimes were committed when potentially millions of people's identities were posted to the FCC's website without their permission, falsely attributing to them opinions about net neutrality rules," the report said.

"Two organizations told BuzzFeed News, each on condition that they not be named, that the FBI delivered subpoenas to them related to the comments," BuzzFeed wrote.

The FBI subpoenas came a few days after similar subpoenas sent by NY AG Barbara Underwood in mid-October. Underwood "subpoenaed more than a dozen telecommunications trade groups, lobbying contractors, and Washington advocacy organizations," The New York Times reported in October.

Previously: John Oliver Leads Net Neutrality Defenders to Crash FCC Website. Again.
Bot Floods the FCC's Website with Anti-Net Neutrality Comments
FCC Officially Publishes Net Neutrality Repeal
U.S. Officially Repeals Net Neutrality Rules; FOIA Request Reveals Details of Bogus DDoS Attack
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Passes Blame Over Lying About Public Comment System Being DDoSed
99.7 Percent of Unique FCC Comments Favored Net Neutrality
Ajit Pai Admits Russia Interfered in Net Neutrality Process amid Lawsuit

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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday December 11 2018, @10:20PM (2 children)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Tuesday December 11 2018, @10:20PM (#773133)

    Nothing will happen to anybody involved in this, because why would it?

    The people who stand to benefit the most from this are the same people who fund the people who make the rules.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday December 11 2018, @11:17PM (1 child)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 11 2018, @11:17PM (#773169) Journal

    Something may still happen: 'discovering' that those who stand to benefit were 'not involved' and they are as white as the wash.
    Magic!

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford

    • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday December 11 2018, @11:35PM

      by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Tuesday December 11 2018, @11:35PM (#773179)

      Probably.

      If telling massive porkies to Congress while under oath is not a crime, why would identity theft be?