As a reward for his extensive cooperation helping prosecutors hunt down his fellow hackers, the government is seeking time served for the long-awaited sentencing of top LulzSec leader Hector Xavier Monsegur, also known as "Sabu." After delaying his sentencing for nearly three years, the government has asked a federal court to sentence Monsegur to time served - just seven months - calling him an "extremely valuable and productive cooperator" in a document that details for the first time his extensive cooperation [PDF] providing "unprecedented access to LulzSec."
Monsegur, who has long been despised by members of LulzSec for his reported snitching, faced a possible sentence of between 259 and 317 months (21 years 7 months and 26 years 5 months) imprisonment under U.S. sentencing guidelines. But the U.S. Probation Office and prosecutors have asked for a reduced sentence "without regard to the otherwise applicable mandatory minimum sentence in this case" in a motion submitted to the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York on Friday.
(Score: 3, Funny) by timbim on Sunday May 25 2014, @11:57PM
Lean back bitch we be sending an injection
magic quotes off JOIN TABLE intersection
put it up on pastebin it wont get erased then
20 million hits to your dome like some cavemen
ask cnn - you want a interview?
send a PRIVMSG to the nickname sabu
on irc - man we convening
this some 99 throwback shit that im screaming
(Score: 1, Insightful) by IgrokU on Monday May 26 2014, @08:05AM
I hope he goes to prison and has to toss a lot of salads. If there weren't pussies snitches like this bitch, all his former friends wouldn't be in jail. Pussies like this are so low they look up at the gutter. Do the crime- do the time, don't rat everybody else to keep your pussy ass out of prison.
All my opinions belong to me... that's why they are mine.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 26 2014, @05:00PM
Teah, he should be an Internet tough guy like you.
(Score: 2) by monster on Monday May 26 2014, @04:05PM
Really, these minimum sentences are mandatory for all or not? Because if it's the latter, it screams "unfair justice" loudly.
(Score: 1) by Freeman on Monday May 26 2014, @07:07PM
Hacking is what should be done by trusted people to secure your own network. All other attempts to take down, deface, or steal information should be treated as the crimes they are. Civil crimes, no violence of any sort was committed, and for the most part it looks like they weren't selling secrets to our enemies either. The problem is that those in power don't have a good way to prevent the crimes or even good ways to track those responsible. So, what should one do to keep it from happening? Make every single hacker you Actually Catch Pay, unfairly, unjustifiably, and unconstitutionally so. Not that the current administration has been too caught up on constitutionality.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 26 2014, @08:44PM
write "crap" code. ...
promise it can do stuff and charge people for it.
get 0wned.
lobby for laws that make it illegal to use a program
in a way it was not advertised for (-aka- exploit it)
lean back, sip your Margarita and let other people go to jail