§ 1030. Fraud and related activity in connection with computers
Whoever—
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( 2 ) intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access, and thereby obtains—
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( C ) information from any protected computer;
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shall be punished as provided in subsection ( c ) of this section.
( b ) Whoever conspires to commit or attempts to commit an offense under subsection ( a ) of this section shall be punished as provided in subsection ( c ) of this section.
( c ) The punishment for an offense under subsection ( a ) or ( b) of this section is—
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( 2 )
( A) except as provided in subparagraph ( B ), a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, in the case of an offense under subsection ( a )( 2 ), ( a )( 3 ), or ( a )( 6 ) of this section which does not occur after a conviction for another offense under this section, or an attempt to commit an offense punishable under this subparagraph;