http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/08/gonzalezguiltyplea/ By Kim Zetter Threat Level Wired.com August 28, 2009 Accused TJX hacker, Albert Gonzalez, has accepted a plea agreement with prosecutors in Boston that will put an end to cases that authorities have described as one of the largest credit card and identity theft cases ever prosecuted in the country. Gonzalez, 28, has agreed to plead guilty to all of the charges in a 19-count indictment and will face a sentence of 15 to 25 years. He’s also agreed to forfeit nearly $3 million in cash as well as a Miami condo, a BMW car, a Tiffany diamond ring and three Rolex watches that he gave to others as gifts, a Glock 27 firearm seized from him at the time of his arrest and a 350C currency counter, among other items. The agreement resolves the case against Gonzalez in Massachusetts - which charged him with hacking into TJX, Barnes & Noble and OfficeMax - as well as a case in the eastern district of New York that charged him with hacking into the Dave & Busters restaurant change. [...] ________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Mon Aug 31 2009 - 02:15:48 PDT
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