http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/06/hacker-faces-decades-imprisonment/ By David Kravets Threat Level Wired.com June 24, 2010 An alleged hacker who declined a 2-year plea deal is facing decades behind bars after federal authorities Thursday added multiple charges, including possession and distribution of child pornography. Barry Ardolf, 45, of Blaine, Minnesota, had rejected a plea deal in connection to charges accusing him of sending Vice President Joe Biden a threatening e-mail from his neighbor’s computer, a computer he is accused of hacking. The decision to reject the offer, his lawyer said Monday, “was a difficult one.” A federal grand jury substantially upped the ante against the computer technician Thursday, ringing him up on additional charges (.pdf) of identity theft and two kiddie-porn accusations carrying lifetime sex-offender registration requirements. The authorities said he faces a maximum 20 years for the alleged porn distribution, 10 years for the porn-possession charge and five years each for the two hacking charges. Ardolf maintains his innocence, and federal judges are not bound by sentencing guidelines. [...] _________________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2010, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 24-29th, offering over 60 training sessions and 11 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Thu Jun 24 2010 - 22:55:43 PDT
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