2a. The criminal act that Rodriguez has committed of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The Administration prohibits accessing information on its databases for nonbusiness reasons, and Rodriguez at trial admitted that he accessed information for nonbusiness reasons when he obtained personal identifying information, such as birth dates and home addresses, of 17 persons he knew or their relatives.
2b. Rodriguez was charged with 17 misdemeanor counts because Rodriguez violated policy from his employer because he accesses a computer without authorized access and thereby obtaining information from any department or agency of the united states.
2c. The courts reject the argument made by Rodriguez that his conviction cannot stand because
2b. Rodriguez was charged with 17 misdemeanor counts because Rodriguez violated policy from his employer because he accesses a computer without authorized access and thereby obtaining information from any department or agency of the united states.
2c. The courts reject the argument made by Rodriguez that his conviction cannot stand because