----------------------------Original message---------------------------- For those of you have are acquainted with Bill and his case: Bill Stewart was sentenced today to 30 months in a federal work camp. Apparently the judge did not allow testimony from an expert witness on value, and had already made up his mind on the disposition of the case. I believe an appeal will be filed, but at this point details and finances and sketchy. On Tue, 5 Sep 1995, Johnnie D. Sutherland wrote: > These messages are from Mary Larsgaard.----------------------Johnnie > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > : [log in to unmask] > : Bill Stewart > : Sat, 02 Sep 95 15:30:57 -0700 > > > In case you haven't heard - Bill Stewart (Cartographic Imports) is having some > difficulties. The following is summarized from: > Lessenberry, Jack. 1995. "Making federal case of it." Detroit Metro Times, > August 9-15. > A commercial firm asked Stewart to check out some maps of India on file at > Cornell. Eventually Bill ended up with a computer tape of spatial data (Digital > Terrain Elevation Data); it developed that these were restricted data. It > percolated to Federal agents that Bill had these; a sting was set up, Bill sold > tapes to them, and soon after Bill was charged with stealing government > property. On May 16, he was found guilty of charges. He is to be sentenced > September 8; sentencing guidelines are 27 to 33 months in a Federal > penitentiary. > For more information, or to donate money to the bill stewart Legal Defense > Committee, get in touch with the Committee at 820 Granger, Ann Arbor MI 48104, > or Ellis Boal, Attorney, 925 Ford Building, Detroit MI 48226, 313/962-2770. > > Mary Larsgaard > Santa Barbara CA > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > I just realized that I forgot to note that Bill did not know the tapes were > restricted. > Mary Larsgaard >