Posted on 11/30/2005 8:26:45 PM PST by NormsRevenge
MILWAUKEE - A man who called himself "Dr. Chaos" online was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in federal prison for hacking into computers and causing power failures in northeastern Wisconsin.
Joseph D. Konopka, 29, already is serving a 13-year federal prison sentence for pleading guilty in 2002 to chemical weapons possession for storing cyanide near a Chicago subway.
The former computer systems administrator pleaded guilty in August to 11 felonies, including conspiracy, arson, creating counterfeit software and interfering with computers in Wisconsin.
Prosecutors said Konopka, formerly of Hobart, and an "anarchist group of boys" called Realm of Chaos were responsible for 28 power outages affecting 30,000 customers and 20 other service interruptions in 1999. Damage was estimated at $800,000.
Six juveniles were charged in various Wisconsin counties in 2002 with aiding Konopka.
Konopka also has been ordered to pay $436,000 in restitution and spend three years on supervised release after prison.
I understand that General Disarray is still on the loose...
This guy is a terrorist.
Looks like he will be known as Nurse Chaos by his cellmates.
I was wondering how long it would take a South Park fan to post that.
formerly of Hobart...
and Stewie Griffith is concocting his own new plots with the vaccum left by Dr Chaos.. Quahog RI residents beware!
Text from 2002 CNN.com report: "It's a serious situation," said U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. "But we don't want to blow it out of proportion so that people are afraid to ride the subway."
FBI spokesman Ross Rice downplayed any terror links to the case. "This is not a terrorist plot," Rice said. "I don't think it's a big deal."
The cops and FBI don't think it's a big deal. Apparently.
So I guess that means his screen name is up for grabs now. I've always wanted to be known as 'The Mistress Of Mayhem' myself, but I see that as a title that should be earned.
Who is General Failure, and why is he reading my disk?!
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