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A contract employee broke into our corporate email accounts

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A contract employee broke into our corporate email accounts from his own computer at home. He discovered the passwords into at least 3 accounts including the company president and two of his associates. He read private information both of a professional and personal matter. Is this illegal.

 

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November 5 2008 at 12:21 PM (56 seconds later)
         
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It is and you should file a police report about it and terminate him.

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