Large-scale fraud in the computers of the US courts linked to failing banking regulation - published in a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal

Barcelona, September 4 - a paer detailing large-scale fraud in the computers of the US district courts, the US courts of appeals, and the US Supreme Court, was peer-reviewed by 4 anonymous computer science scholars and is in press in Data Analytics.
The specific paper ties the fraud in the US courts to failing banking regulation and abuse of Human Rights of the People of the United States.
Following is the astract of the paper:

Design and Operation of the Electronic Record Systems of the US Courts are Linked to Failing Banking Regulation
Joseph Zernik
Human Rights Alert (NGO)
Jerusalem
e-mail: 123456xyz@gmail.com
Abstract— The current report is based on data mining of the information systems of the US courts – PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) and CM/ECF (Case Management/Electronic Court Filing) in general, and review of the electronic records in a landmark litigation under the current financial crisis: Securities and Exchange Commission v Bank of America Corporation (2009-10). The case originated in the unlawful taking of $5.8 billion by banking executives, and concluded with the executives never returning the funds to the stockholders and with no individual being held accountable. The case was covered numerous times by major US and world media. Data mining of records of the US courts from coast to coast reveals built-in deficiencies in validity and integrity of the PACER and CM/ECF. The case study documents missing and invalid litigation records, leading to the conclusion that the case as a whole amounts to simulated litigation. A number of corrective measures are outlined, including publicly and legally accountable functional logic verification of PACER and CM/ECF, and correction of the defective signature and authentication procedures now implemented in the systems. This study highlights the significance of application of data mining to the target area of court records in particular, and records of the justice system in general. It is also a call for action by computing experts and data mining experts in for the safeguard of Human Rights and integrity of governments in the Digital Era.
Keywords- e-Courts; e-Government; United States; Banking Regulation; PACER; CM/ECF.

LINKS:
[1] 12-09-04
J. Zernik, "Design and Operation of the Electronic Record Systems of
the US Courts are Linked to Failing Banking Regulation", Data Analytics
xx:xx-xx (2012) - in press (complete paper including all figures)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/104880125/