Nicely packaged post. … “and who knows what other tools of the trade”… Exactly. Machinations, legal or illegal, in concert with the illegal spoofing, in furtherance.
And, other ‘tools of the trade’ don’t even have to be illegal. Just overt acts in furtherance. … I’m talking conspiracy, if. But, discovery, anyone?
….Conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 371 for conspiracy to commit a substantive offense requires proof that one of the conspirators committed an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy. The overt act need not be the substantive crime which is the object of the conspiracy, an element of that offense, or even a crime in its own right….
I took the above off the internet somewhere. Federal conspiracy law.
Thinking out loud. Not a lawyer.
“IMO” not a free pass, imo. lol.