Cypherpunk Ban
John Young
jya at pipeline.com
Sun Dec 16 20:20:17 PST 2001
NOV 02 2001
United States District Court
for the
Western District of Washington
Report on Offender Under Supervision
Name of Offender: Carl Edward Johnson
Case Number: CR98-05393
Name of Judicial Officer: The Honorable Robert J. Bryan
Date of Original Sentence: 06/11/99
Date of Report: 10/29/01
Original Offense: Retaliation Against Judicial Officer;
Obstruction Of Justice by Threat of Death Against Judicial
Officer; Threatening Communication in Interstate of
Foreign Commerce; Threatening Communications in Interstate
of Foreign Commerce.
Original Sentence: 37 months BOP; 3 years TSR
Type of Supervision: Supervised Release
Date Supervision Commenced: 08/06/01
Special Conditions Imposed
[x] Substance Abuse [x] Financial Disclosure [ ] Restitution
[x] Mental Health [ ] Fine [ ] Community Service
[x] Other: No new credit; all employment shall be subject to
approval by the Probation Officer; shall not use the Internet
or a modem without the permission of his Probation Officer
and shall provide his Probation Officer with the name and the
Internet address of his Internet account use; shall not
possess or use any computer encryption software or programs,
retailers [sic], or anonymizers.
NONCOMPLIANCE SUMMARY
The probation officer believes that Carl Edward Johnson has
violated conditions of supervision by:
Violation
Number Nature of Noncompliance
1. Failing to report the names and addresses of two
Internet service providers, in violation of a
special condition of supervision.
2. Using the Internet to access the "Cypherpunk"
website after being specifically instructed not
to use the Internet for this purpose, in violation
of standard condition number 3.
U.S. Probation Officer Action;
On October 18, 2001, this officer received intelligence
information which indicated Mr. Johnson was accessing the
Internet using two Internet accounts which had not been provided
to this officer. Mr.Johnson was using these accounts to insert
himself back into a "Cypherpunk" web site he had been accessing
during the instant offense. During the probation intake with Mr.
Johnson on August 20, 2001, he was instructed to use the Internet
for the purpose of researching his medical condition and legal
matters only, He was specifically instructed not to access
the Cypherpunk website.
Of particular concern was the content of Mr. Johnson's e-mails,
which contained derogatory comments about federal officials. On
October 22, 2001, this officer, along with the investigating
agent in this matter, conducted an unannounced home visit at
Mr. Johnson's residence. Mr. Johnson was asked if he had
provided this officer with all Internet accounts he was currently
using, to which he stated he had two new accounts he forgot to
report to this officer. He accurately provided the account
addresses and stated he would not forget in the future. Mr.
Johnson was questioned in regard to his recent postings to the
Cypherpunk website after being instructed by this officer not to
use the Internet for this purpose. Mr. Johnson became highly
agitated at this point, yelling obscenities and banging his fists
on the table. After he calmed down, however, Mr. Johnson stated
he misunderstood and did not realize he was restricted from going
into this site. He further explained that his messages, in regard
to federal officials, were simply commentaries to other people's
messages. Mr. Johnson was reprimanded for the inappropriate nature
of his e-mail messages and again specifically directed not to
access the Cypherpunk website or make any postings to that site.
It is noted that a thorough inspection of Mr. Johnson's residence
was conducted during this home visit which did not yield anything
unusual.
The Probation Office is giving Mr. Johnson the benefit of the doubt
when he says he misunderstood this officer's instructions. We will
continue to monitor him closely, and are recommending that no
further action be taken at this time. Should Mr. Johnson's
noncompliant behavior continue, the Court will be immediately
notified and further sanctions will be requested.
Respectfuly submitted,
[signed]
Lornie G. Vanous
Senior U.S. Probation Officer
APPROVED:
William S. Corn
Chief U. S. Probation Officer
BY: [signed]
Catherine E. Sandstrom
Supervising U.S. Probation Officer
LGV/lv
10/31/01
Attachment: Presentence, Report
__________________________________________________________________
THE COURT DIRECTS:
[x] No Action Approved
[ ] Submit a Request for Modifying the Condition or Term of
Supervision
[ ] Submit a Request for Warrant or Summons
[ ] Other
[signed Robert J. Bryan]
Signature of Judicial Officer
2 NOV 01
Date
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United States District Court
for the
Western District of Washington
November 2, 2001
MAILING CERTIFICATE OF CLERK
Re: 3:98-cr-05393
True and correct copies of the attached were mailed by the clerk
to the following:
Robert Louis Jacob London, Esq.
U S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE STE 5100
601 UNION ST
SEATTLE, WA 93101-3903
FAX 553-0755
Floyd G Short, Esq.
U S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE STE 5100
601 UNION ST
SEATTLE, WA 98101-3903
FAX 553-2502
Todd Maybrown, Esq.
ALLEN, HANSEN & MAYBROWN, P.S.
STE 3020
600 UNIVERSITY ST
SEATTLE, WA 98101
FAX 447-0839
USPO - Tacoma
US PROBATION OFFICE
ROOM 1310
1717 PACIFIC AVE
TACOMA, WA 98402-3231
FAX 1-253-593-6378
Judge Bryan
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