The guy hacked into U.S. Government systems, he was unauthorized, his "reasons" don't matter, he committed the crime, now let him do the time: up to 60 years, just like the law provides for.
Now if he were a Kennedy, he might skate. But he isn't, so tough luck.
I do not have a problem believing lobbyists can supress anything, I have no problem believing Big Oil has the money to do so, and I do not have a probelm with the possibility that if there were ET visitors, it would ruin many cozy rackets.
But I DO have a BIG problem with a "Free Energy" story that appears when Oil crosses $70 a barrel.
This guy may have legal problems, but the only thing "Free" here is the pints he no doubt collects with the story in pub after pub.
Two years of hacking, and he couldn't get one piece of evidence to present. What a loser.
OK, I get it, the guy is going for the insanity defense!
Yes, there was talk of aliens. Illegal aliens. From Mexico, bonehead.
The only cover up he needs to worry about for the next 60 years is how to cover up his BUM from his cell-mate Bubba!
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Something different (sort of) to listen to on Coast to Coast during the sleepless nights ahead...
This is soooooooo STUPID. If the government wants to secure documents, why do they connect thier machines to the internet? The government has its own network.
loose lips make you see spaceships
I think they let this guy see what he wanted to see.
UFO ping.
This guy is an obvious loon. Sticking him in prison for 60 years is like beating a sick dog with a sledge hammer, just gratuitous cruelty. the people who need to spend some time in the slammer are the clowns who were in charge of computer security.
Comedy is very valuable and rare in the Universe... hence all the Government secrecy.
Between viruses and other BS I estimate that in the last 5 years it has cost my little organization about $10,000 US dollars in man-hours, software, and repairs just to deal with this dreck.
If I ever met a hacker in person I would be hard pressed not to beat him to death with my bare hands.
He will plead insanity and likely get off.
Then watch him as he spends the rest of his life making money preaching to the conspirazoid choir and making guest appearances on Coast-to-Coast.
This guy's crime is the moral equivalent of trespassing. He went where he knew he wasn't supposed to go, where it knew it was illegal for him to go.
In mitigation, he didn't "break and enter," since there were no "locks" on the virtual doors (blank passwords.) And he did no damage, as far as anyone can tell. So perhaps "60 years" is far too severe a punishment. Nevertheless, by his own admission, he's guilty.