Fidel Salinas, a young Texas hacker, consented to plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of computer fraud and will pay $10,000 in restitution. And he’ll pay happily. Just months ago, the original charges were for 44 felony counts of computer fraud, each carrying a 10-year maximum sentence, which would have totaled 440 years of jail time. For the full story on this, please click here:: Oops: After Threatening Hacker With 440 Years, Prosecutors Settle for a Misdemeanor
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