Behold, the summit of stupididity, flavored with arrogance. You won't find me crying, especially if he winds up in general pop. (They just luuuuuuuuuuuuuv those pedo freaks there.)
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Accused Hacker Who Balked at 2-Year Prison Deal Now Faces Decades > > - By David Kravets<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/author/davidkravets/> > [image: > Email Author] <david_krav...@wired.com> > - June 24, 2010 | > - 4:42 pm | > - Categories: Hacks and > Cracks<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/category/hacks-and-cracks/>, > porn <http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/category/porn/> > - > > <http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2010/06/Picture-7.png>An > alleged hacker who declined a 2-year plea deal is facing decades behind bars > after federal authorities Thursday added multiple charges, including > possession and distribution of child pornography. > > Barry Ardolf, 45, of Blaine, Minnesota, had rejected a plea deal in > connection to charges accusing him of sending Vice President Joe Biden a > threatening e-mail from his neighbor’s computer, a computer he is accused of > hacking. The decision to reject the offer, his lawyer said Monday, “was a > difficult one.” > > A federal grand jury substantially upped the ante against the computer > technician Thursday, ringing him up on additional > charges<http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2010/06/Ardolf-INDICTMENT.pdf>(.pdf) > of identity theft and two kiddie-porn accusations carrying lifetime > sex-offender registration requirements. The authorities said he faces a > maximum 20 years for the alleged porn distribution, 10 years for the > porn-possession charge and five years each for the two hacking charges. > > Ardolf maintains his innocence, and federal judges are not bound by > sentencing guidelines. > > When Threat Level reported his rejection of the plea > deal<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/06/threatening-biden-email/>Monday, > we noted that the move could come back to haunt him. The procedural > posture of the case meant new charges were imminent absent a plea deal. > Before Thursday’s indictment, he faced a maximum seven-year term if > convicted. > > The authorities maintain he unlawfully accessed his neighbor’s computer and > sent the threatening e-mail to Biden under his neighbor’s account — > intending for the e-mail to be traced to his neighbor. “I swear to God I’m > going to kill you!” the e-mail threat read, in part. > > The charges added Thursday allege he also sent e-mails from his neighbor’s > account to that same neighbor’s co-workers. One of the messages contained > child pornography, according to the indictment. > > Seamus Mahoney, the defendant’s attorney, did not immediately respond to an > e-mail and phone call seeking comment. > > *Photo: altemark <http://www.flickr.com/photos/altemark/443580023/>/Flickr > * > > *See Also:* > > - Google Hack Attack Was Ultra Sophisticated, New Details > Show<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/01/operation-aurora/> > - TJX Hacking Conspirator Gets 4 > Years<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/tjx-conspirator-sentenced-to-46-month/> > - Bank Worker Pleads Guilty to Hacking 100 > ATMs<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/malware-targeted-100-atms> > - Final Conspirator in Credit Card Hacking Ring Gets 5 > Years<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/toey_sentence/> > - Hacking the DefCon 17 > Badges<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/08/hacking-the-defcon-17-badges/> > - Hacker Disables More Than 100 Cars > Remotely<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/hacker-bricks-cars/> > - Former Con Man Helps Feds Thwart Alleged ATM Hacking > Spree<http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/05/thor/> > > > Read More > http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/06/hacker-faces-decades-imprisonment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Fpolitics+%28Wired%3A+Politics%29#ixzz0ruPjYhQL > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
