Methinks a sentence of "No Twinkies, Hostess Cupcakes or HoHos for a year would be enough.
Posted on 03/30/2005 12:07:56 PM PST by srm913
First, it was a federal judge who took pity on Jeffrey Lee Parson. Now, it's Microsoft Corp.
The 19-year-old from Hopkins won't have to pay the $500,000 in restitution he owes the company for releasing a version of the Blaster Internet worm that attacked Microsoft's Web site in the summer of 2003. Instead, the company said in court documents filed late Tuesday, he can work it off: 225 hours of community service that won't involve computers. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman still must sign the agreement.
Pechman sentenced Parson in January to a year and a half in prison -- half the time prosecutors had asked for -- followed by 100 hours of community service and three years of supervised release. The judge blamed his parents for not taking more of an interest in his life.
The parties earlier stipulated that the restitution owed was $500,000.
Parson apologized to the court and to Microsoft at his sentencing.
Versions of the Blaster worm, also known as the LovSan virus, crippled computer networks worldwide. Parson pleaded guilty last summer to one count of intentionally causing or attempting to cause damage to a protected computer for modifying the Blaster worm and using it to launch a distributed denial-of-service attack against a Microsoft Windows update Web site as well as personal computers.
Parson's version crippled an estimated 48,000 computers.
Parson is to work off his debt to Microsoft during his three years of supervised release -- 75 hours per year. The service is not to involve computers or the Internet, and is to benefit less fortunate members of his community, the agreement said.
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Kind of a gay baby look going on.
Hopefully it includes some "outdoor work", sweeping, picking up trash. It could be the best thing that happened to him.
Has the class action suit against this A55 HOLE been filed yet?
Seems to me like a WHOLE BUNCH of people could go after him on the basis of damage done to their computers and file systems.
"Kind of a gay baby look going on."
LOL, Joke of the day!!!!!
A high colonic enema just for starters.
Holy crap! Draw some big glasses on him, and this guy is a Gary Larson cartoon come to life!
It might be difficult to find folks less fortunate than this @$$clown.
Meaning, no meaningful computer work for him.
LOL!
PeeWee Herman on steroids.
How does a chick magnet like him find time to play on a computer?
Can ya blame 'em?
I think that face is penalty enough.
Last time I saw him, he was singing "Dragonstea Din Tei" on a web-cam.
He looks like Private Pyles brother.
I didn't know they were casting for a Baby Huey movie.
I wonder what his girlfriend thinks about what he did?
Oh, wait, never mind.....
Maybe a gay Baby Huey.
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