PacketSwitch.com Founder Faces Felony Rap
Posted by: david on 10/31/2001 - 12:22 AM
[excerpt] Some of the charges are fallout from what investigators say were faked demonstrations of the company's technology for investors in which digital video sent to a set-top box was not beamed from 12 miles away, as advertised, but was transmitted via a wireless local area network link hidden in a ceiling above the receiver.
The District Attorney's Office said Ristau could be sentenced to up to 18 years in prison and fined up to $10 million if convicted of all charges.
The District Attorney's Office said Ristau could be sentenced to up to 18 years in prison and fined up to $10 million if convicted of all charges.