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My father in law recently died. I have just found out that his girlfriend has been accessing a trustee account utilizing an old user ID and password. No funds were withdrawn, but the bank's cyber-security unit found that she was viewing statement activity on a daily basis for numerous months.

The bank has now suspended all online banking access to this account.

Question is, what is the legal position of father in-laws girlfriend in this. Isn’t this a federal crime?

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At the very least the girlfriend is in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act because she has accessed a computer without authorization and thereby obtained a financial record.

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