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posted by martyb on Saturday September 17 2016, @04:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the on-extraditing-Love dept.

BBC reports:

An autistic man suspected of hacking into US government computer systems is to be extradited from Britain to face trial, a court has ruled. Lauri Love, 31, who has Asperger's Syndrome, is accused of hacking into the FBI, the US central bank and the country's missile defence agency. Mr Love, from Stradishall, Suffolk, has previously said he feared he would die in a US prison if he was extradited.

Also at Ars Technica , The Guardian , and Reuters . Here is the judgment against Love (PDF).


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 17 2016, @08:09PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 17 2016, @08:09PM (#403210)

    has previously said he feared he would die in a US prison if he was extradited.

    And??? This can be said for anyone who might be sent to jail. This is only here to heighten the drama of the story.

  • (Score: 1) by Francis on Saturday September 17 2016, @08:52PM

    by Francis (5544) on Saturday September 17 2016, @08:52PM (#403220)

    Personally, I'd be more concerned about being raped or assaulted than killed.

    As somebody that would be serving time for breaking into the government servers looking for evidence of a UFO cover up, it's unlikely that he'd have any particular enemies entering into prison. Certainly not like being sent to prison for molesting children or things of that nature.

    Probably the biggest strike against him would be the typical poor social skills that usually accompany ASD.