http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/fbi-still-needs-hector-sabu-monsegur-sentencing-delayed-again/
By Nate Anderson
Ars Technica
Aug 23 2013
This morning at 10am, Anonymous hacker/FBI informant Hector "Sabu"
Monsegur was scheduled to be sentenced in a New York federal court. But
when I called the judge's chambers this morning, I was told that the
sentencing had been adjourned—again. No explanation was given.
Monsegur has been subject to several of these delays already, most
recently on the morning of his previous sentencing hearing back in
February. The government generally sends in a last-minute letter
explaining that it requires Monsegur's special service for another six
months. That has likely happened again, though the US Attorney's office
handling the case has not yet responded to a request for comment.
Monsegur, who had assisted in high-profile hacks of security firm HBGary
and others, began cooperating with the FBI in June 2011 after his arrest
at the Jacob Riis public housing complex in New York City. His work began
immediately, and he helped the government build cases against numerous
Anonymous hackers, including Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond. He has
apparently also assisted the government in its investigation of Wikileaks.
Hammond, currently serving a sentence in prison, posted a statement on
Monsegur yesterday that levels some new charges about his cooperation with
the FBI. "It is widely known that Sabu was used to build cases against a
number of hackers, including myself," Hammond wrote. "What many do not
know is that Sabu was also used by his handlers to facilitate the hacking
of targets of the government’s choosing—including numerous websites
belonging to foreign governments. What the United States could not
accomplish legally, it used Sabu, and by extension, me and my
co-defendants, to accomplish illegally."
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