Twenty year old David Kernell, was indicted for hacking vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email account.  Kernell, an economics student at the University of Tennessee, entered a not guilty plea in federal court on Wednesday. The investigation is ongoing and set for trial on December 16.  Kernell faces a five year federal sentence, a $250,000 fine and three years supervised release.

The defendant's father, Mike Kernell, a Tennessee state democrat representative, has disavowed any involvement.

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