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PRESS RELEASE FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE COX DECEMBER 17, 2004

"MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE COX ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE HAS CHARGE FOUR PERSONS WITH PARTICIPATING IN A SCHEME TO OBTAIN AND SELL STOLEN OR ILLEGALLY MANUFACTURED MOTOROLA RADIOS AND TO PROGRAM THOSE RADIOS TO ACCESS THE MSP 800 MHZ RADIO SYSTEM. THE 800 MHZ SYSTEM IS A SECURE PRIVATE RADIO SYSTEM THAT CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO USE IT."

THE RELEASE CONTINUES,
"THE CHARGES WERE FILED IN THE 61ST DISTRICT COURT IN GRAND RAPIDS. THOSE CHARGED ARE ANDREW JOHN FELDE, 41 , OF GRAND RAPIDS, JAMES EDWARD WERNER, 38, OF ROCKFORD , JAMES BENJAMIN BRUNK, 44 OF CADILLAC AND JERRY LEE FRICK, 63, OF WALKERVILLE"

"THE CHARGES ALLEGE THAT FELDE OBTAINED EITHER STOLEN OR ILLEAGALLY MANUFACTURED MOTOROLA RADIOS. WERNER AND BRUNK, WHO WERE MSP CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AIDED FELDE IN HIS EFFORTS TO ACCESS THE 800MHZ SYSTEM BY PROVIDING HIM WITH OTHERWISE UNOBTAINABLE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND TEMPLATES FOR THE RADIOS SO THEY WOULD OPERATE ON THE SYSTEM. FRICK, WHO IS THE CHIEF OF THE WALKERVILLE FIRE DEPT. THEN PURCHASED AT HALF PRICE THREE OF THESES RADIOS FROM FELDE, IN PART WITH GRANT MONEY OBTAINED BY SUBMITTING A FRAUDULENT INVOICE TO MASON/OCEANA 911"

PARAPHRASING THE RELEASE NOW -
FELDE IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF RECEIVING AND CONCEALING STOLEN PROPERT, ONE COUNT OF FRAUDULENTLY ACCESSING A COMPUTER NETWORK TO OBTAIN BETWEEEN $1K AND $20K AND ONE COUNT OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO A COMPUTER NETWORK, ALL ARE FIVE YEAR FELONIES ALSO ONE COUNT OF RECIEVING STOLEN OVER $20K ANDUSING A COMPUTER TO COMMIT A FELONY, BOTH TEN YEAR FELONIES.

WERNER - ONE COUNT EMBEZZLEMENT BY AN AGENT OR TRUSTEE, ONE COUNT FRAUDULANT ACCESS TO NETWORK TO OBTAIN BETWEEN $1K AND $20k AND ONE COUNT OF UNAUTHROIZED ACCESS TO A NETWORK
ALL FIVE YEAR FELONIES

BRUNK - ONE COUNT ACCESSING NETWORK TO OBTAIN AND ONE COUNT UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO A NETWORK, BOTH FIVE YEAR FELONIES

FRICK ONE COUNT OF UTTERING AND PUBLISHING , A FOURTEEN YEAR FELONY AND ONE COUTN OF MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE, A FIVE YEAR FELONY
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