A Philadelphia newsman has been accused of hacking into his co-anchor's e-mail.
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News Anchor Guilty in E-Mail Hacking Case
Philly TV anchor admits hacking into co-worker's e-mail.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A fired TV newscaster has pleaded guilty in a Philadelphia courtroom and admits he illegally hacked into his co-anchor's e-mail accounts.
Larry Mendte admits he illegally viewed hundreds of Alycia Lane's e-mails for more than two years, at a time when leaked information about her personal life contributed to her downfall.
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Mendte and Lane co-anchored the evening broadcasts together for four years at the CBS affiliate in Philadelphia -- until Lane's arrest in December after an alleged scuffle with New York police.
Months later, Mendte was fired and charged with illegally accessing a computer. Lane was also fired.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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