If being a criminal means being put in jail, that casts a pretty wide net. Bertrand Russell jailed for opposing the First World War Andre Weil jailed in Finland as a spy, almost executed Galois jailed for threatening the King, (found 'not guilty' ) Fourier jailed in French Revolution Not too hard to come up with more examples... Thane Plambeck 650 321 4884 office 650 323 4928 fax http://www.qxmail.com/home.htm