Case No.: 7906256 - The Naive Thief

The judge, the Honorable Maria Esposito, made an unusual statement during sentencing:

As for the MacBook Pro? It was returned to Elena Vasquez, wiped clean by forensic analysts. She wrote a short blog post about the experience titled "The Time a Thief Took My Laptop and Took a Selfie With It." The post ends with a line that has since been quoted in three different cybersecurity textbooks: case no. 7906256 - the naive thief

According to the forensic analysis performed later, Meeks drove home to his apartment complex, parked his 2007 Honda Civic in his assigned spot (Space 12B), and carried the laptop inside. The judge, the Honorable Maria Esposito, made an

On that drive, detectives found:

He was arrested on the spot for Theft of Property (over $2,500, a third-degree felony in Texas due to the laptop’s $1,900 value and additional software licenses). On that drive, detectives found: He was arrested