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January 21, 2000 · Linux Journal · Webpage

Free Kevin, Kevin Freed

Linux Journal opinion piece by Jason Kroll marking Kevin Mitnick’s January 2000 release from prison after nearly five years without bail, recounting the Free Kevin movement and arguing the open-source and hacker communities should recognize common cause against prosecutorial overreach. Read more →

August 18, 1999 · Wired · Article

Life Not Kosher for Mitnick

Wired report examining claims that imprisoned hacker Kevin Mitnick was denied kosher food, including comments from his prison rabbi that vegetarian meals were available but not certified kosher. Read more →

March 18, 1999 · CNN · Webpage

The trials of Kevin Mitnick

CNN retrospective by John Christensen tracing the full arc of Kevin Mitnick’s hacking career, arrests, and prosecution up to his 1999 guilty plea. Read more →

January 1, 1999 · Computer Fraud & Security · Article

Super-hacker Kevin Mitnick takes a plea

Computer Fraud & Security trade journal report on Kevin Mitnick’s 1999 guilty plea to seven federal charges, ending nearly five years of pretrial detention. Read more →

January 1, 1999 · Pupil Productions · Document

Eyeball Eddie Production Information Packet

Pupil Productions’ pre-production fundraising packet for Eyeball Eddie: endorsement letters, a donor list, a production timeline, Nick Pustay’s story synopsis, and the WGA-registered screenplay. Read more →

September 4, 1998 · Wired · Article

Hacker Can't Get Access

Wired report by Arik Hesseldahl on Kevin Mitnick’s pretrial fight for access to a computer to review the government’s discovery evidence against him, part of the broader controversy over his conditions of confinement. Read more →

November 1, 1997 · Electronic Gaming Monthly · Article

100 Best Games of All Time

Electronic Gaming Monthly’s retrospective ranking of the 100 best video games of all time, placing Return Fire at #63 for its high replay value. Read more →

July 1, 1997 · Free Kevin Mitnick · Webpage

About Kevin's Case

Case background page from the Free Kevin Mitnick support site, written by defense attorney Donald C. Randolph, arguing that the charges and media coverage against Mitnick were excessive. Read more →

June 27, 1997 · fas.org · Webpage

Computer Hacker Kevin Mitnick Sentenced to Prison

U.S. Attorney’s press release announcing Kevin Mitnick’s sentencing to 22 months in federal prison for possessing cloned cellular phone codes and for violating the supervised-release conditions of his 1989 computer fraud conviction. Read more →

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