Investigators Find No Crime in Lieberman Web Site CrashJoe Lieberman’s web site crashed the day of the Democratic primary. Lieberman’s camp swiftly leveled accusations that Ned Lamont’s supporters were behind it. There were strong indications, however, that the Lieberman campaign’s techies were just cheap… and incompetent. The feds launched an investigation. Since then, nothing.
And now, they’re done. The conclusion?
“The investigation has revealed no evidence the problems the Web site experienced were the result of criminal conduct,” Tom Carson, spokesman for U.S. Attorney Kevin O’Connor, said Tuesday.Attorney General Richard Blumenthal confirmed the joint investigation “found no evidence of tampering or sabotage warranting civil action by my office.”
As we flagged at the time (though there is no direct evidence of this and no indication the FBI is pursuing it), if the Lieberman campaign knew that the site had not been hacked when they lodged the complaint with the FBI, that would be a crime.