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TOPICS: The ethics of Prosecutor Andrew Thomas About zombie computers and malware Articles about Matt Bandy Articles about other wrongful or questionable prosecutions The Ethics of Prosecutor Andrew Thomas
Andrew Thomas became the Maricopa County Attorney weeks after the police raid on the Bandys. He directed the prosecution against Matt. When Thomas came into office he was a young, inexperienced attorney who positioned himself as being tough on crime. Eventually, he became best known for using the power of his office to intimidate and bring criminal charges against political opponents. In another instance, he brought false murder charges against the operator of a day-care center. He is now in private practice but is being investigated for the ethics violations, including conflicts of interest and possible criminal misconduct he committed while in office. An independent investigator for the State Bar Association has recommended that Thomas be disbarred. Taxpayers to Continue Footing Bill for Andrew Thomas Defense June 24, 2011 Former Thomas Aide Aubuchon loses appeal March 14, 2011 Cleaning up Thomas's mess: Rose Wilcox case dismissed February 3, 2011 Andrew Thomas files claim vs Arizona February 9, 2011 Andrew Thomas nominated as "Worst Prosecutor of the Year" January 3, 2011 Investigator to recommend disbarment in Thomas ethics case December 6, 2010 State bar probable cause order against Andrew Thomas [pdf] December 6, 2010 Andrew Thomas warned by staff not to pursue charges [Video] November 12, 2010 Andrew Thomas caught burnishing his own Wikipedia page February 28, 2008 Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution October 18, 2007 Doubting Thomas County prosecutors charged a teenager with looking at kiddy porn. Turns out they hadn't done their homework. January 25, 2007 Compromised computersNY case underscores Wi-Fi privacy dangers FBI Porn Raid Leaves Innocent Family Reeling How to fix your zombie computer Why many home users need a zombie-PC fix — but don't know it
Computer virus mastermind arrested in Armenia FBI cracks down (again) on zombie computer armies Articles about Matt BandyABC's Jim Avila interviews Andrew Thomas about the Matt Bandy case ABC News: Prison time for viewing porn? (print version) ABC News: Prison time for watching porn? (video) In child-porn case, technology entraps the innocent Matt Bandy could be you. Or me. Articles about other wrongful or questionable prosecutions
Matt Bandy is not the only person unjustly charged with child pornography because of a computer that was turned into a "zombie" or "bot" — that is, a computer remotely controlled, without its owner's knowledge or cooperation, by a criminal. It's also possible for a computer user to receive child-porn images via unwanted pop-ups while visiting an adult porn site. (Such images may remain in the computer's cache even after the user has deleted them.) Here are other people who were wrongfully or questionably prosecuted for child porn or other crimes because criminals took over their computers. Julie Amero — a teacher who faced 40 years in prison because of a zombie computer: After Amero porn case group sees more fights ahead Security Watch: Free the Norwich 1 State of Connecticutt v. Julie Amero Michael Fiola — A government worker victimized because of a poorly configured state-owned computer Probe shows kiddie porn rap was bogus Computer forensics vindicates man fired for possessing child pornography Cautionary tale: How a misconfigured laptop ruined a worker's life Shannon Slater — Mr. Slater was convicted by a jury in 2011 and we take no position on whether he is innocent or guilty. But it appears that prosecutors and the jury never examined evidence that his computer might have received child porn images via pop ups while visiting adult porn sites or by becoming a zombie. Trial defense suggests zombie computer at work in pornography case Jury finds man guilty of child porn possession over claim of zombie computer Julian Green — British man goes to jail and loses child custody on wrongful charges Porn charges dropped with Trojan horse defense Trojan horse found responsible for child porn Serry Winkler — Woman raided because of compromised computer |
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