A Rochester Hills man already facing a felony charge for reading his wife’s e-mail was charged today with attempting to hack into a law enforcement computer system.
In the latest twist to the case – which has made international headlines – Oakland County prosecutors contend Leon Walker, 33, made inquiries last year about how to access the Courts and Law Enforcement Management Information System, a restricted computer system of confidential law enforcement information. Hacking into CLEMIS is a five-year felony.
Prosecutors admit Walker didn’t attempt to break into the system, but say he convinced technicians to show him how it works.
The new charge infuriated Walker’s attorney, who called the allegations “a pile of feces” and pledged to seek an investigation from state or federal law enforcement into the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office and what he called “a violation of my client’s civil rights.”
“Leon Walker asked questions,” attorney Leon Weiss said. “He asked about the CLEMIS because he was filing a Freedom of Information letter.”
Walker wanted the public records to determine whether anyone else in the county had been charged for reading a spouse’s e-mail, Weiss said. “That was it. There is no crime. I’m outraged as a lawyer and I’m outraged as a citizen,” he said.
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