Hector Monsegur might well be the most hated man in the world of hackers these days, but he’s also a free man as a result. A judge today let the 30-year-old Monsegur off with 7 months’ time served, even though he faced up to 26 years in prison, reports Bloomberg…
In a motion submitted on Friday to the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York, the government recommended that Hector Xavier Monsegur, a.k.a. the hacker “Sabu,” have his sentence greatly reduced as a result of his cooperation with authorities. WhileMonsegur could technically beput behind bars for between 21 to 26 years […]
US prosecutors are recommending a sentence of time served for Monsegur. If the court follows the prosecutions recommendation, Monsegur will see no more time in prison other than the seven months he already served in 2012. The hacker worked with the FBI to identify and build cases against other LulzSec and Anonymous members, and, according […]
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