The defendants took advantage of an insider's access to sensitive information in much the same way that a gang of thieves might get the combination to the bank vault from an insider.
Mr Jonathan has made some attempts to ensure that next year's poll is fairer than the last one in 2007, when hired thugs stole ballot boxes and children's names appeared on inflated voters' registers.
Koch Industries also spent much of the 1990s defending itself against what a U.S. Senate subcommittee called a widespread scheme to steal oil on Indian land.
Security devices are required to list the frequencies they broadcast on—that means that a potential thief can find what they need to know with minimal Googling.