Mitnick Update
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At press time, the trial of Kevin Mitnick had been moved from January 19, 1999
to April 20, 1999 to allow him time to look at the evidence, which the
government had failed to provide by the agreed upon deadline.  Oddly, the
prosecution was not chastised by the judge for this violation, yet Mitnick's
lawyer was scolded for requesting a delay.  In addition, it was found that an
FBI informant may have had access to the offices of Mitnick's previous attorney
with the full knowledge of the government.  This action also has not been
addressed by the court.  What was addressed was the fact that a 2600 staffer
had requested the financial disclosure documents of Judge Mariana Pfazlzer,
something entirely within our rights and a routine method of looking for
conflicts of interest among judges.  Pfaelzer's reaction, however, was anything
but routine, demanding to know from Mitnick who was behind this and implying
that something nefarious was going on.  No doubt she believes that Mitnick will
mastermind the destruction of her financial records by whistling touch tones
into a walkman.  It's become rather difficult to believe in the impartiality of
this court