WBIR News Channel 10, Knoxville, TN (NBC Affiliate): The FBI is stepping up its investigation into the possibility that a Univ. of Tennessee student hacked into the personal e-mail of Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. A . . . witness tells 10 News that agents with the FBI served a federal search warrant at the Fort Sanders residence of David Kernell early Sunday morning. . . . David Kernell is the son of Mike Kernell, a Democratic state representative from Memphis. A Dept. of Justice spokesperson confirmed there has been "investigatory activity" in Knoxville regarding the Palin case, but she said there are no publicly available search warrants, and no charges have been filed.A separate law enforcement source confirmed to 10 News that a search warrant was served on Kernell's apartment. According to the witness, several agents arrived at . . . around midnight. . . . the investigators took about 1.5 to 2 hours taking pictures of everything inside the apartment. . . . Kernell's three roommates were also subpoenaed, and must testify this week in Chattanooga. Knoxville blogger . . . has posted what she says are images from Kernell's Facebook page . . . . [TN State Rep. Mike ] Kernell, a Memphis Democrat, said his 20-year-old son David had been contacted by authorities investigating the hacking of Palin's personal email account. The FBI and the Secret Service started a formal investigation on Wednesday into the hacking. . . . Also See: Palin E-Mail Hacker Says It Was Easy (previously on Wired)
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