Legal Question in Technology Law in New York
Recently I got in trouble with asking someone to hack a person's email account for me. The hacker asked for some money, which I sent and sure enough the hacker ripped me off and didn't send me the password. Now this person is threatening to blackmail me by sending emails to the person I wanted the password of, notifying them of what I did.
I know the person who I wanted the password for, told them what I did myself and we agreed to try to get the person who stole my money. The question is can I rightfully file a fraud claim and seek restitution? The person who owns the email account has agreed not to press charges for what I wanted to do, and instead wants to see this hacker brought to justice. What are my options? Can I willfully incriminate myself without getting in trouble?
2 Answers from Attorneys
You would have to be a major idiot to even think about it.
You've just admitted to committing at least two federal crimes, and you want to complicate it by jumping up and down in front of a prosecutor?
Q. The question is can I rightfully file a fraud claim and seek restitution?
A. No, for a number of reasons. Basically, you cannot seek restitution with unclean hands.
Mike.
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