WE1 1 6v Weather Tonight Cloudy, low in mid-20s. Tomorrow: Snow showers likely, high around 10*. One hundred four years of editorial freedom Friday February 10, 1995 B thri Student arraigned in Internet case By Josh White Daily Staff Reporter In what could be a precedent-set- ting case for Internet communications w, FBI agents arrested LSA sopho- re Jake Baker yesterday on charges stemming from e-mail messages and Internet postings he had written in the last two months. Abraham Jacob Alkhabaz, also known as Jake Baker, was arraigned in U.S. District Court following his 1 p.m. arrest at his attorney's office in Ann Arbor. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas A. Carlson denied bail for ker, who was admitted to the Wayne r nty Jail at 6 p.m. as a federal prisoner. Baker goes by his mother's last name, instead of Alkhabaz. U.S. Attorney Saul A. Green said in a statement that Baker has been charged with criminal "transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of a communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to i ure the person of another." A further hearing is scheduled for tomorrow in the U.S. District Court on Lafayette Street in Detroit, where prosecutors will ask for bail to be set at $100,000, said Sam Hutchins, who works in the Detroit U.S. Attorney's Office. Baker was denied bail because Carlson deemed him a threat to society. University officials met yesterday a hearing to discuss Baker's sus- tension from school. The hearing lasted until 5:30 p.m., when officials postponed proceedings until next week. Baker, due to his arrest, was unable to attend. University President James J. Duderstadt suspended Baker after learning of the Internet messages. The federal charge against Baker carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, Hutchins said. He also said that this case is the first of its kind. "As far as this office can deter- mine, there is no precedent for a case that involves the Internet," Hutchins said. "This case will probably break new legal ground." David Cahill, Baker's attorney, will not represent Baker in the crimi- nal case because he does not do crimi- nal work. "We're in the process of, retaining a criminal law specialist who does federal work," he said. Cahill continues to support Baker in his case. "I think it's been blown totally out of proportion," Cahill said. "Nothing's happened. It's admitted that nothing happened." Cahill said he will continue to counsel Baker for the University's suspension hearing, and will act as an adviser for the criminal case. FBI Special Agent Greg Stejskal filed the official complaint against Baker. He said in an affidavit that federal agents were alerted to the case after Department of Public Safety officers discovered questionable mes- sages in Baker's e-mail account. Of- ficers were originally led to Baker after a University alum in Moscow found a sexual fantasy Baker had posted on the Internet. Baker signed a letter of consent that authorized DPS to search his be- longings, including his computer files. He also initially waived his Miranda rights. New e-mail supports U claims o danger By Ronnie Glassberg Daily Staff Reporter Following the arrest of LSA sopho- more Jake Baker on federal charges yesterday, newly released evidence has brought support to the University's decision to suspend him. The U.S. Attorney's Office re- leased e-mail messages between Baker and an Ontario man, Arthur Gronda, in which the two discuss tor- turing a woman. "I think the University is correct to be worried about danger to other students," said Joan Lowenstein, a communication lecturer who teaches a course on First Amendment law. "The University acted responsibly, but there may not be a criminal case here." Vince Keenan, chair of the Michi- gan Student Assembly Students Rights Commission, shared a view similar to Lowenstein. "In light of the new evidenceI think my concern for anyone named in his fantasies extends further than when it was just the first message posted that had the name in it," Keenan said. University President James J. Duderstadt suspended Baker last Thursday under Regents' Bylaw 2.01, which gives the president the power to maintain the "health, diligence and order among the students." Yesterday, the University pro- ceeded with an internal hearing on the matter for about four hours without See STUDENT, Page 2 EVAN PETRIE/Daly David Cahill, attorney for LSA sophomore Jake Baker, fields questions from reporters yesterday after a University hearing to discuss Baker's suspension. Cahill said a psychologist in Ohio far as this offce can determine, who examined Baker on Tuesday de- As termined he was not a threat to him- there is no precedent for a case that self or others. "We had a local psychiatrist who inv lve th Inern t.sai th sae tig: Fantasies are not - Sam Hutchins Detroit U.S. Attorney's Office DPS came across a posted Internet message in which Baker described the "desire to commit acts of abduc- tion. bondage, torture. mutilation. sodomy, rape and murder of young women."according to Stejskal's state- ment. The Internet message specifi- cally named a female University stu- dent, who was in Baker's Japanese class during fall semester. Stejskal said that the female is aware of Baker's message about her and that she is "frightened and intimi- dated by it." The female student's father told The Michigan Daily last night that he did not want to comment on the case. "This is her situation," her father said in a telephone interview from his home. "She's a big girl. She takes care of herself. That's all I care to say about it." threats," Cahill said. Charges against Baker come in large part from the uncovering of e- mail messages he sent to an Ontario man identified as Arthur Gronda, the court affidavit says. Following the initial DPS investi- gation, Baker signed consent forms that allowed DPS "to search -and/or access his room, personal papers and computer files," the affidavit says. In searching his e-mail account, DPS found messages in which "Baker and See INTERNET, Page 2 In B-School speech, Kemp plugs capitali By Zachary M. Raimi Daily Staff Reporter Jack Kemp, secretary of Housing and Urban Develop- ment under President Bush, spoke to promote capitalism, cuts and the end of welfare in the Business School sterday. "We are living in the most exciting time in the history of the world," said Kemp, who an- nounced last week that he will not seek the 1996 Republican presiden- tial nomination. Kemp spoke to a what's a crowd of more than 500 people yes- terday, delivering the inaugural ad- change it dress of the J. Ira Harris Lectureship series at Hale Auditorium. * "The quest of freedom has inexo- former rably led to the collapse of ... every 'ism' that is at odds with our basic human nature," he said, referring to communism, fascism and socialism. Kemp said capitalism is a needed tool of a healthy economy. "The first thing I'd like to establish as a premise is that every single unit on this Earth is a resource - every person is a resource," Kemp said, adding that it is neces- sary to convert these resources under capitalism. Kemp cited his father, a truck driver, as an example. After hard work, his dad bought his own truck, and then other, which "made him a capitalist." Speaking about the huge inequality between the rich and poor, Kemp said, "It is always the wealthy that hurt the poor." He listed four solutions: adopting a flat tax rate between 17 and 20 percent, backing up the dollar with gold, free trade, and privatizing public housing. Kemp also said he supports a drastic reduction in the capital gains tax. Speaking of taxes, Kemp said, "The ladder goes high si, tax cuts in America. The problem is, it doesn't go deep enough. "There are answers. I just came to provoke an argu- ment," he said. "The ultimate responsibility is on your shoulders. ... If you don't like what's happening, change it." Alluding to Martin Luther King's dream of an inte- grated society, Kemp said his solutions will help all people. "It's not don't like ppenaingy - Jack Kemp HUD secretary the color of the skin, (it's) how we unleash the talent," he said. Kemp later focused on other top- ics, including the welfare system. "The welfare system today is such a disgrace. (It's a) Third World so- cialist scheme to break up families. It's obscene what we do to people." Kemp said the system must offer incentives for savings, ownership and education, which "lead to capital." Engler budget includes prison, health care funds LANSING (AP) - Gov. John Engler laid out an $8.5 billion budget for 1996 on Thursday, targeting most of its $380 million increase on new prison cells and health care for the poor. Several minority Democratic lawmakers objected to the cutoff of about $5.6 million in state funding for financially troubled Highland Park Community College. They also questioned ending of a 19-year program that spends some $3 million a year on college tuition for Native Americans. But the spending planr generally got a mild re- ception in the Legislature, which is controlled by Republicans. The new general fund budget is a 4.7 percent increase over the current budget of $8.1 billion. The general fund is the state's main checkbook. When all funds - in- cluding federal money and restricted funds ear- Engler marked for specific pro- grams with no legislative discretion - are counted, the total 1996 budget is $28.5 billion, up 3.3 percent. Acting Budget Director Mark Murray said Engler had been able to cut the Department of Social Services budget for four of the past five years, but new federal mandates on Medicaid, coupled with reduced federal Medicaid funds, had forced a big jump. The rising Medicaid costs will force the state to spend $249 million more, an overall increase of 11.3 percent, to $2.44 billion, he said. The budget contains no increase in welfare grants, which have remained unchanged since the late 1980s, Murray said. And Department of Corrections spending will go up some $100 million, Murray said, adding about half of that would pay foropening'up 2,500 new prison beds and raising the number of parole and probation officers by 62, to 965. In a question-and-answer session following the speech, Kemp explained why he will not seek the '96 Republican presidential nomination. He said disenchantment with fund raising deterred him, estimating that he would have to raise $25 million in nine months to have a viable candidacy. Besides, Kemp said, "I don't think you have to run for President to keep the ideas alive." Filled with lively anecdotes and many one-line jokes, Kemp lost his footing once while answering a question and fell off the stage. "I've never fallen off a stage in my life. That will be the headline in the paper," Kemp quipped. Kemp also said he supports the principles of affirma- tive action but opposes California's Proposition 187, and feels the anti-trust exemption for Major League Baseball should be abolished. After the speech, Kemp defended his endorsement of JUDITH PERKINS/Daily Jack Kemp speaks about capitalism at the Business School's Hale Auditorium yesterday. major tax cuts in the midst of a $190 billion federal deficit. "The budget deficit is the phoniest issue in America today," he said. Kemp said that he considers a balanced budget a worthy goal, but does not endorse the balanced budget amendment being discussed in Congress. Jeanette Larner, College Republicans vice president, said, "I think Jack Kemp did a superb job of touching on the reforms we need to work in our economy, like cutting the capital gains tax." But LSA sophomore Donna Wolfe disagreed. "I dis- agree with the fact that the capital gains tax should be eliminated. I just think it should be indexed," she said. Quayle announces he will not seek GOP nomination Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - Further contracting an already narrow Republican field, former Vice President Dan Quayle unexpectedly - These high-profile departures underscore the extent to which the acceleration of the 1996 primary calendar is changing the fun- damental dynamics of the presidential race. whose firm has done work for Dole's ex- ploratory committee. 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