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