[LINK] 'Soupnazi' hacker accepts plea deal

[Jan Whitaker]

"'Soupnazi' hacker accepts plea deal

Tamara Lush
August 29, 2009 - 9:38AM

A computer hacker accused of masterminding one of the largest cases 
of identity theft in US history has agreed to plead guilty and serve 
up to 25 years in federal prison for his crimes.

Albert Gonzalez of Miami was charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and 
aggravated identity theft charges in federal courts in New York and 
Boston. Court documents filed in federal court in Boston indicate the 
28-year-old Gonzalez agreed on Friday to plead guilty to 19 counts 
and combine the two cases in federal court in Massachusetts.

Additional charges against Gonzalez are still pending in New Jersey 
but they are not currently part of the plea deal.

The Miami man is accused of swiping the credit and debit card numbers 
of more than 170 million accounts. Officials said Gonzalez was the 
ringleader of a group that targeted large companies such as T.J. 
Maxx, Barnes and Noble, Sports Authority and OfficeMax, among others.
..." (30 August 2009)
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