Alum Kills Over $58,000 in PC Gear With 'USB Killer' Device
The student in question is Vishwanath Akuthota. He graduated from [The College of St. Rose] in Albany, New York back in 2017. Yet, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), Akuthota "admitted that he intentionally destroyed the computers and recorded himself doing so using his iPhone, including making statements such as 'I'm going to kill this guy' before inserting the USB Killer into a computer's USB port." The video hasn't been published.
Akuthota also recognized that he caused more than $58,000 in damage to The College of St. Rose and has agreed to pay back that amount to the school. (And here we thought people only had to pay that kind of money for their alma mater when their student loans come due.) The DoJ said he "faces up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and a term of post-imprisonment supervised release of up to 3 years" after sentencing.
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Also at The Verge.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @04:03PM
Wait, you know of a US prison that provides something that could honestly be called "medical care"? Which one is it? Why do you think he'll be sent there?
Read Santos, Kerman, or Kiriakou with his chilling account of the 70 year old begging for an exam with chest pains and being ignored.
You think it's a good deal, just look up which Federal felony you've already committed (lawyers say that's 70% of the population), turn yourself in, and see if you're right.