] I'm not particularly concerned about the computer. But
] the thief, who thought he was only stealing an exam, is
] presently - we think - is probably still in possession of
] three kinds of data, any one of which can send this man,
] this young boy, actually, to federal prison. Not a good
] place for a young boy to be.
]
] You are in possession of data from a hundred million
] dollar trial, sponsored by the NIH, for which I'm a
] consultant. This involves some of the largest companies
] on the planet, the NIH investigates these things through
] the FBI, they have been notified about this problem.
]
] You are in possession of trade secrets from a Fortune
] 1000 biotech company, the largest one in the country,
] which I consult for. The Federal Trade Communication is
] very interested in this. Federal Marshals are the people
] who handle that.
]
] You are in possession of proprietary data from a
] pre-public company planning an IPO. The Securities and
] Exchange Commission is very interested in this and I
] don't even know what branch of law enforcement they use.
]
] Your academic career is about to come to an end. You are
] facing very serious charges, with a probability of very
] serious time. At this point, there's very little that
] anybody can do for you. One thing that you can do for
] yourself is to somehow prove that the integrity of the
] data which you possess has not been corrupted or copied.
]
] Ironically, I am the only person on the planet that can
] come to your aid, because I am the only person that can
] tell whether the data that was on that computer are still
] on that computer. You will have to find a way of hoping
] that if you've copied anything that you can prove you
] only have one copy of whatever was made.