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Police Computer Guilty Plea Lands Mouawad Conditional Sentence

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Const. Elias Mouawad pleaded guilty to unauthorized use of a police computer.
Crown prosecutor Samuel Walker withdrew the breach of public trust charge against Mouawad.
Mouawad accessed a police cruiser computer on Jan. 19 after Daljit Singh requested a licence-plate search.
Prosecutors propose a four-month conditional sentence: two months house arrest, two months curfew, and one year probation.
Defence lawyer Peter Brauti asked for a conditional discharge, citing isolated misconduct and Mouawad’s good character.

History

Historical Context

Congress passed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in 1986, signed by President Ronald Reagan, to criminalize unauthorized computer access after earlier prosecutions like the 1991 United States v. Morris case. The law, amended in 1996, has guided early Department of Justice cyber-crime prosecutions and underpins Const. Elias Mouawad’s recent guilty plea for accessing a police computer.

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Story summary

Const. Elias Mouawad pleaded guilty to unauthorized use of a police computer.
Crown prosecutor Samuel Walker withdrew the breach of public trust charge against Mouawad.
Mouawad accessed a police cruiser computer on Jan. 19 after Daljit Singh requested a licence-plate search.
Prosecutors propose a four-month conditional sentence: two months house arrest, two months curfew, and one year probation.
Defence lawyer Peter Brauti asked for a conditional discharge, citing isolated misconduct and Mouawad’s good character.

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