20 Infamous Crimes Caught via Facebook
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siliconindia | Monday, 05 March 2012, 04:45 Hrs
3. Vandalism
Date: April 21, 2011
Person on Facebook: 16-year old
This 16 year old faced a prison-sentence because of vandalism and destruction of public property: he played a prank that resulted in 5-month flooding of a public library’s toilets, and talked about the same on Facebook. The repair costs amounted to $247,000.
4. Censorship issues
Date: March 21, 2011
Person on Facebook: Mark Musarella
Musarella lost his license to practice emergency medicine as a medical technician because he posted crime-scene photos of a beaten and strangled woman on Facebook. He was sentenced to 200 hours of community service.