[ISN] Government made me do it, imprisoned TJX hacker claims

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:33:37 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215670/Government_made_me_do_it_imprisoned_TJX_hacker_claims

By Jaikumar Vijayan
Computerworld
April 8, 2011

Convicted hacker Albert Gonzalez, who is currently serving a 20-year 
prison sentence after pleading guilty to the massive hacks at TJX, 
Heartland and numerous retailers, now claims that he thought he was 
authorized and directed by the government to carry out the illegal 
activities.

In a petition filed last month, first reported by Wired, Gonzalez 
informed the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts that 
he would like to withdraw his guilty plea and asked the court to vacate 
its sentence.

In his 25-page petition, Gonzalez blamed his attorneys Martin Weinberg 
and Rene Palomino for not properly representing him or informing him 
about his defense options. Gonzalez also claimed that his lawyers did 
not appeal his sentence as he had asked them to.

Gonzalez was arrested in Miami in 2008 along with 10 other individuals 
on charges relating to the thefts at TJX, Dave & Busters, BJ's Wholesale 
Club, OfficeMax, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority, 
Forever 21 and DSW.

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