Professor Exaggerates Risk During Stolen Laptop Tirade
Published: Thursday, April 21 2005 @ 9:26 PM CDT
Contributed by: Tommy
Rine says the computer contains data a National Institutes of Health project, and two biotech companies, one of which is planning an IPO. Due to the importance of this data, Rine says he has begun to bring down the wrath of federal agencies ranging from the FBI, the U.S. Marshals, the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The professor "exaggerated" — as Bob Sanders, a university spokesman, politely put today — about having contacted the agencies and some of the methods being employed to track and nab this pilferer.read more @
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