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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: 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"