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October 20, 2006

"FBI probes voting machine software theft"

"A former Maryland lawmaker said the FBI is investigating the possible theft of software developed by the nation's leading maker of electronic voting equipment.

Former state Del. Cheryl Kagan, D-Olney, says the FBI contacted her after three disks apparently containing key portions of programs created by Diebold Election Systems were delivered anonymously to her office, The Washington Post reported.

The disks, bearing the logos of companies that test Diebold equipment, were packaged with an unsigned letter saying they were from the Maryland State Board of Elections and had been "accidentally picked up."

The story is here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at October 20, 2006 09:19 AM