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Illinois Court Tough on Wi-Fi Bandit
In January of this year, David M. Kauchak, of Winnebago County, Illinois was discovered by a police officer piggybacking on someone else's wireless Internet signal. He pleaded guilty and admitted in court that he parked in a lot in the early morning hours to use the wireless network of a local non-profit organization, behaviour that drew the attention of police. For this crime, Kauchak was sentenced to a year of probation and a $250 fine.
Kauchak has become the first person in Illinois to be arrested for this type of conduct. According to Assistant State Attorney, Tom Wartowski, "we just want to get the word out that it is a crime. We are prosecuting it, and people need to take precautions.”
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