http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/08/tjx-hacker-plea/ By Kim Zetter Threat Level Wired.com August 19, 2009 Accused TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez, who is set to go to trial next month in New York, was close to reaching a comprehensive settlement with federal prosecutors when new charges were levied against him this week in New Jersey, according to his lawyer. Rene Palomino, Jr., told the New York Times that he had been close to a settlement that would have put an end to all active investigations against his client, including the new New Jersey case. In exchange for a guilty plea, Gonzalez was ready to agree to a prison sentence in the 20-year range, but the new indictment halted the negotiations. "We are giving it our best shot trying to resolve these cases and to prevent the government from wasting all these millions of dollars to bring to trial all these cases," Palomino told the Times. "We were very close." Palomino accused New Jersey prosecutors of showmanship and said they moved up the timing of the indictment announcement in order to short-circuit the plea talks. "I guess so they could bask in the glory of all the publicity they are getting from this," he said. [...] ________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Thu Aug 20 2009 - 02:23:35 PDT
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