The Federal Court of Appeals in Criminal Matters upheld a
ruling that found the use of the accused's IP address decisive
in determining his guilt.
Recently, the Federal Court of Appeals in Criminal Matters (the
"Court") upheld a decision which found an accountant
guilty of accessing a restricted computer system without
permission(Federal Court of Appeals in Criminal Matters,
"Ranieli, German Walter", Reg. No 178/17, March 30,
2017).
The facts of the case are as follows: Mr. Ranieli was accused of
unlawfully accessing the websites of the Argentine Tax Authority
through the accounts of his former employers and generating debt.
The court of first instance found the accused guilty and sentenced
him to 10 months suspended sentence for unlawfully accessing a
computer system on two occasions in violation of Section 153bis of
the Criminal Code.
